Pretty Swinging' Christmas music

Swinging festive Big Band Songs


Give Me That Cheer
High-energy, swinging big band Christmas song with happy male vocal & chanting kids’ chorus response.     1:55

Christmas List
Swinging Christmas song with big band, warm strings & crooned US male vocal.     2.32

Wonderful Time of The Year
Comfy, relaxed big band swing song with warm strings & classic female jazz vocal. Full of Christmas cheer.    2:41

Here Comes Santa Claus
Swinging rock ‘n’ roll big band Christmas song with male vocal.    2:30

Up on the Housetop
Classic American Christmas song.    2.05

Magical Time of the Year
Family oriented Christmas song with a fast-paced cool & glitzy big band.     3.06

Silent, Holy Night
Beautiful string arrangement of the classic Christmas carol with male vocal & kids choir.    3.04

When Dreams Come True
Snug, fireside Christmas jazz with warm strings & smooth US male vocal.     3.46

Almost Time for Christmas Day
Upbeat, joyful Christmas song with swinging big band, velvety strings and crooned male vocal.    2:26

It Must Be Christmas Time
Cosy, fireside Christmas cracker with big band, glitzy strings and schmaltzy male vocal.    2:27

Swingle Bells
Up-tempo Christmas classic. Cocktail swing jazz with crooning male vocal.    2.13

Auld Lang Syne
Vintage male crooner rendition of the New Year’s Eve standard with lush, nostalgic strings, woodwind & brass.    2:09

 At Christmas Time
Cute, vintage Christmas duet with glitzy big band and strings.   3:02

Best Time of The Year
Smooth, classic Christmas ballad with nostalgic female vocal, warm strings & vintage big band.     2:45

 

Posted in 1950s, 1960s, Album discography, Album listing, America, American, Big Band, Christmas, Christmas Music, Crooners, Easy listening, Happy, Holidays, Jazz, Jazz & Swing, Positive, Song, Swing, Vocal
Vintage vocal swing singers enjoy a glass of champagne

Close vocal harmony vintage songs

SHOOP DA BOOGIE
Grooving boogie-style swing with jazz piano, wailing clarinet lead & close harmony vocals with a scat-style chorus.

ALL THAT WE DREAMED OF
Twee tea-room jazz with sweet close harmonies over a laid-back rhythm section. Features a jaunty whistle solo.

CHOO CHOO
Fast boogie groove with close harmony female vocals over bouncing jazz piano, brass stabs & swinging drums.

TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME
Bright, up-tempo swing with 1940s close harmony female vocal group, horns & jazz rhythm section.

STOP THE SEARCH
Swinging piano & big band boogie woogie with 1940s American close harmony female/male vocals.

YOU ARE
Vintage romantic jazz ballad with close harmony female vocal group & relaxed 1940s swing band.

Hurry Santa
Cheerful song about Santa with vintage American close harmony female vocal group & sprightly jazz band.

 

Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 40s Music, Album discography, Album listing, America, American, Boogie, Crooners, Easy listening, Happy, Jazz, Jazz & Swing, Positive, Smooth jazz, Swing, Uplifting, USA, Vocal

Smooth and easy-going cocktail jazz

YOU’LL GIVE YOUR HEART AWAY
Easy listening jazz ballad about the search for true love. US male vocal.   3:41

WHEN I’M NEXT TO YOU
Easy-going, romantic jazz ballad with cheerful US female vocal.   2:32

SAMBERIFFIC
Upbeat jazz combo samba with lively male scat vocals & acoustic guitar solo.   2:27

TIL I MET YOU
Up-tempo easy listening jazz song with romantic & cheerful US female vocal.   2:44

LONG DRIVE
Smooth cocktail jazz ballad about an ill-fated romance. US male vocal.    3:01

UNDER THE MOON
Smooth & romantic jazz bossa song with US male vocal.    3:51

 

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Posted in Album discography, Album listing, Cocktail Jazz, Crooners, Easy listening, Jazz, Jazz & Swing, Vocal

Latino influenced, Spanish/English Christmas

NO HAY OTRO DIA COMO LA NAVIDAD
Warm Spanish Christmas jazz with smooth male vocal & uplifting orchestra.    3:10

AL MUNDO PAZ
Festive Spanish Christmas with joyful orchestra & Spanish male vocal.   3:09

NOS PREPARAMOS PARA LA NAVIDAD
Merry Spanish Christmas romp with jolly orchestra & upbeat male vocals.   2:41

OH PUEBLECILLO DE BELÉN
Uplifting festive jazz with heartwarming orchestra & smooth male vocal.    2:32

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS
Christmas orchestral romp with male crooner vocals.   2:41

JOY TO THE WORLD
Christmas classic with orchestra, male crooner vocal & rocking rhythm.    3:09

NO OTHER DAY LIKE CHRISTMAS
Fireside Christmas jazz with warm orchestra & male vocals     3:10

OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
Warm Christmas croon with American male vocal & lush orchestra     2:32

UP ON THE HOUSETOP
Classic American Christmas song.  2:05

 

Posted in Album discography, Album listing, America, American, Americana, Christmas, Christmas Music, Country rock, Daytime TV, Easy listening, Holidays, Kids, Latin, Song, Spanish, Spanish vocal, Vocal

Intimate and romantic folk songs

Intimate guitars & romantic male vocals come together in these folk pop songs

EVERYWHERE I WANNA BE
Intimate, romantic folk pop ballad with male vocal & string quartet    2:31

FIND ME A WAY
Upbeat contemporary folk song with positive male vocal. Slight gospel vibe.  2:01

MY REMEDY
Gentle folk pop love song with heartfelt male vocal & string quartet.  2:57

HOW CAN I
Reflective male vocal with delicate fingerpicked acoustic guitar & strings.  2:36

DON’T WAIT
Positive male vocal folk-rock song with harmonica & driving acoustic guitars.  2:53

I KNOW
Gentle, intimate folk pop ballad with tender male vocal.   2:53

 

Posted in Album discography, Album listing, Ballad, Easy listening, English, Folk, folk, Great Britain, Romantic, Song, Vocal

Mischievous, quirky and eccentric

DAILY COMMUTE
Hustle & bustle with marimba, pizz strings, piano, claps & perc.  2:19

SIMPLY BREATHE
Emotive solo cello over marimba, pizz strings, glock & hand percussion.   1:53

ANTICLOCKWISE
Sprightly metronomic strings & marimba with light percussion.  2:47

COLOURS AT SUNRISE
Gentle emotive strings with piano & delicate percussion.  2:03

LIVING WOMB
Electronic effects with solo cello, ethereal sounds & light percussion.   2:46

TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Stealthy pizzicato strings with marimba, bass, percussion & loops.  2:19

STRATUS
Uplifting instrumental featuring retro keyboards & strings    3:19

PLAYROOM AFTER DARK
Marimba, solo violin & cello with strings, dreamy celeste & triangle.   2:16

SUNDAY DRIVE
Crisp strings with marimba, glock, guitar & perc. Solo cello in 2nd half.   2:58

TICKET TANGO
Quirky strings with bass, glockenspiel, melodica & percussion.   2:34

WILD WESTERNER
The old West meets strings, guitars, organ & a whistler with a whip!    2:08

IDLE MINDS
Quirky staccato strings with eerie Theremin lead & light percussion.   2:51

HUSH HUSH
Stealthy pizzicato strings, vibes, percussion, clarinet & flute.    2:00

GYPSY ROAD
Romany-tinged waltz with guitars, strings, claps, quirky perc & accordion.    2:25

 

Posted in Album discography, Album listing, Comedy, Daytime TV, Dramedy, Easy listening, Eccentric, English, Happy, Neutral, Positive, Textures, Uplifting

The golden age of dancehall fun

RAILROAD JIVE
Swinging 1940s big band jive. Put on your dancing shoes.  2:38

GI JUMP
Bright, mid-tempo 1940s big band swing.   3:23

WILDHORN LUCY
Up-tempo, spirited 1940s big band with clarinet lead.   2:35

BROOKLYN BOOGIE.
Swinging 1940s big band with walking piano & smiley clarinet melody.    2:02

 

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Posted in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 40s Music, Album discography, Album listing, America, American, Big Band, Boogie, Easy listening, Happy, Jazz, Jazz & Swing, USA

Happy, positive, American pop songs

GOT ME
Positive acoustic pop love song with distinctive drum & handclaps groove.   2:53

EVERMORE
Romantic male/female duet power ballad with piano & soaring strings.  5:05

MORE THAN FINE
Feelgood acoustic pop love song with male vocal & reggae groove.   3:02

DISCOVER YOU
Feelgood, summery acoustic pop with airy “discover you” vocal hook.   3:13

SIMPLY RIGHT
Upbeat acoustic teen pop love song with enamoured male vocalist.   2:56

 

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Posted in Album discography, Album listing, America, American, Easy listening, Laid back, Neutral, Pop, Positive, Simple, Song, Uplifting, USA, Vocal

Traditional sound of New Orleans dixieland

HOOTENANNY HOLLER
Feelgood Dixieland with quirky solos & flatulent Sousaphone.  2:25

ABLE MABLE
Cheeky Dixieland romp with jungle drum interludes & wailing solos.   2:43

COME TO THE GREAT PARADE
Toe tapping Dixieland jazz straight from New Orleans.   3:41

BUGLE BOY STOMP
Quirky Dixieland track with wailing brass, percussion & stomping beat.   3:13

GENTILLY JANGLE
Hot New Orleans Afro-Cuban with Dixieland band with Latin groove.   2:36

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
Authentic Dixieland band up-tempo version of the popular jazz classic.   1:45

 

Posted in Album discography, Album listing, America, American, Dixieland, Easy listening, Happy, Jazz, Jazz & Swing, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz, Positive, Ragtime, USA and tagged