This week’s Friday Five features a recommendation of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones’ Christmas album Jingle All the Way. From a jazz-infused take on Jingle Bells and Linus and Lucy to a stunning twelve-key, twelve-meter setting of The Twelve Days of Christmas, this album offers a playful and virtuosic reimagining of familiar holiday music. With surprising touches like Tuvan throat singing, a Bach tenor aria arranged for banjo, and standout tracks like River, Christmastime Is Here, and The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, this is a Christmas record for listeners ready for something fresh.

Here’s the link to the album on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2W76N8D76BqfRlDjzQSOKL?si=VemG571DRVeM8ygmQH296Q

And here is the link to listen on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kwmxu3QlA_NKtaU611KStU7Jqreaf_UGQ&si=Y5GDOqjgKGvjd8qP

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