Can You See Santa From The Southside? (Jazz Christmas Songs)

Posted on 5 December 2008 | 6 Comments

Filed Under: Holidays, Jazz, Mixes

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I’ve never spent Christmas in the Caribbean or anywhere warm. Perhaps that is why I’ve always been drawn to ska and reggae versions of Christmas songs. As a a fan of both skiing and snowboarding, we generally head towards the mountains around the holidays if we go anywhere at all. So for all of you cold weather people (including me on this freezing snowy night in Chicago) here are some jazzy holiday songs to warm you up a bit.

Comments

1 Tim - 211 days ago

very nice… thanks for the tunes!

2 Ivan - 210 days ago

amazing playlist, an instant fave. I can already see myself having dinner christmas eve while listening to it. Thanks very much!

3 Martin - 210 days ago

Sounds like you have Vince Guaraldi up twice. Miles Davis plays trumpet, not piano.

4 Max - 210 days ago

The Chris Botti track is magic!

5 saba - 209 days ago

I think the track credited to Miles davis is actually Russell Malone.

6 Jeff - 198 days ago

Miles Davis played trumpet. Russell Malone plays guitar. Neither instrument is present in this version of “O, Christmas Tree.” I don’t recognize the recording, but that’s pretty clearly a piano trio.