The familiar tunes of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in from another ...

A festive 10-song special, from White Christmas and an all-star version of Winter Wonderland to a capricious take on Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Billie Holiday, who died in 1959 at the age of 44, ...

The relationship between the secular Christmas music that emerged in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and '60s, and jazz is that both drew heavily from the same source—the Broadway songbook—for the same ...

The Putumayo World Music compilations have achieved an enviable brand status with their wide-ranging stylistic variety and the distinctively cheerful covers by artist Lisa Gonzalez. Grant's sparkling ...

It wouldn't be Christmas without some jazz-infused festive music! Join Monica Trapaga on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as she shares old and new seasonal songs, recorded by improvising ...

It’s probably safe to say that, despite his storied career, most Americans had probably never heard of jazz musician Chuck Redd before he canceled his annual Christmas Eve Jazz Jam concert at the ...

Before Mariah Carey took possession of the holiday airwaves with “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” songs by the great American songwriters dominated the Christmas season. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, ...

The annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled following the addition of Donald Trump’s name to the once-venerable Washington, D.C. venue. For over 20 years, the Kennedy ...

Presenters Jumoké Fashola, Julian Joseph and Kevin Le Gendre share their musical highlights from the past year, with live music from Kansas Smitty’s House Band. Christmas is a time to revel in ...