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.
MP3 | Dexter Gordon – The Christmas Song
MP3 | Miles Davis – O Christmas Tree
MP3 | Sonny Rollins – Winter Wonderland
MP3 | Jimmy Smith – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
MP3 | Chet Baker – O Come All Ye Faithful
MP3 | Ahmad Jamal – Snowfall
MP3 | Ramsey Lewis – Here Comes Santa Claus
MP3 | Chris Botti – The First Noel
MP3 | Wynton Marsalis – Let It Snow
MP3 | John Coltrane – Greensleeves
MP3 | Vince Guaraldi Trio – O Tannenbaum
very nice… thanks for the tunes!
amazing playlist, an instant fave. I can already see myself having dinner christmas eve while listening to it. Thanks very much!
Sounds like you have Vince Guaraldi up twice. Miles Davis plays trumpet, not piano.
The Chris Botti track is magic!
I think the track credited to Miles davis is actually Russell Malone.
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.
Very true…No Christmas is complete without this album…Here’s a link to a bunch of good jazz music christmas
What’s the connection between ska/reggae and jazz again? You lost me there.
Kelly – A jumbled and mixed up post. My bad.