Curating our Christmas Vinyl: A Decade of Festive Big Band Music

After having such a blast creating our NOLA vinyl last year, we couldn’t resist spinning up another one… this time with a festive twist!

In this episode, we delve into over a decade of Christmas Big Band production music. Join us on a trip down memory lane as we revisit the process behind these albums, share stories from recording sessions and make tough decisions as we narrow it all down to just two sides of a vinyl.

Which tracks will make the cut? Which ones get left in the snow? And just how many versions of ‘Jingle Bells’ is too many versions of ‘Jingle Bells’…? (Spoiler, three and a half might be pushing it)

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:58 Planning a Christmas Vinyl
4:23 ‘The Season’s Back Again’ album and stories
8:48 How many songs can you put on a vinyl?
9:46 ‘Christmas Big Band’ album and stories
15:02 The Rob Parton Big Band
18:38 ‘Pretty Swingin’ Christmas’ album and stories
23:50 The Wooldale Warblers
26:11 Back to the album
32:46 Adding up the songs

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