Thought I'd send this episode a couple days early so you can enjoy it as you prepare for Christmas, celebrate Hannukkah, or enjoy the snow (if you're in one of those December snow-bound countries).

Because I don't resonate with the "all I want for Christmas is You" type of song, the celebration of shopping, Santa Claus, or any of those songs I keep hearing in shopping malls--- wanted to make sure that everything I play in this episode is interesting and of high quality. You can be the judge as to whether I succeeded.

All these tunes are from albums released (or sometimes re-released) in 2025. Except for the one from a live New York concert last December.

Hope you enjoy it.. And have a great holiday, whichever one(s) you celebrate. I'll be back next week starting with a month of The Best Jazz of 2025---According To The Experts. I'm not one of those experts, but I'll also be focusing on records that I've listened to and like.

-Larry