December 1, 2026
A Dark Hollow Christmas
The following tracks are from the CD A Dark Hollow Christmas, which collected, remixed and mastered nearly all the holiday recordings we made from the 1990s through the early 2000s. The selections range from standards to lesser-known songs and some curiosities in between. Happy Holidays!
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“White Christmas”
Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is indisputably a classic and staple of holiday music, so it seems appropriate that the first song of this post should be a version of it. This track features Joe Bocchetti, Katie Coltri and me.
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“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”
We took Clement Clarke Moore’s 19th century poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” and added a somewhat skewed jazz backing to come up with this spoken word holiday track. Recitation by Jerry Gormley, instrumentation by Joe Bocchetti and me.
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“In the Bleak Midwinter”
“In the Bleak Midwinter” began life as an 1872 Christmas poem by Christina Rossetti. It was set to music by Gustav Holst in 1906 and has continued to be performed as a hymn or a folk song for over a century. Our rendition, featuring Ernie Trionfo, Mike Spina, Joe Bocchetti and me, can be heard below.
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“Christmastime is Here”
Here’s a little holiday jazz for the season with our rendition of the Vince Guaraldi classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Instrumentation by Joe Bocchetti and me.
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“Blue Christmas”
Our version of the Elvis classic “Blue Christmas,” contains a sprinkle of Rockabilly, a dash of Tex Mex and a touch of the Blues. Instrumentation and vocals by Joe Bocchetti and me.
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“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
This track was recorded in the latter half of the first decade of the 2000s and features that era’s live lineup of Joe Bocchetti, Jody Janetta and me. The jazz feel and bass solo, we felt, give it a distinctive flavor for a Christmas cover.
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