When it comes to creating the perfect ambiance for the holiday season, nothing quite matches the smooth, soulful sounds of jazz. Whether you're hosting a festive gathering or simply unwinding at home, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Every year, NPR Music puts together a radio special called A Jazz Piano Christmas, drawing together top jazz pianists live on stage. This year, a number of fine jazz pianists went ahead and just made ...

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 ...

Georgia Mann is at Ronnie Scott's in London for an evening of Christmas jazz. With live music from jazz singer Emma Smith and her band. Show more Georgia Mann is at Ronnie Scott's in London for an ...

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 ...

A jazz trio led by Aidan Scrimgeour will be performing "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, according to a community announcement. Two shows ...