The instrumental half pairs wintry piano, intimate jazz, and bright seasonal arrangements with the contrast between Taran's careful composure and Nolan's showy, unruly charm. The vocal half moves from holiday sparkle and comic flirtation toward the warmth of choosing an unexpected love, with a little baseball-ready swagger along the way.
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20 songsSkating - Remastered 2012
Vince Guaraldi Trio · A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition]
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Peace Piece
Bill Evans · Everybody Digs Bill Evans
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The Christmas Song - Remastered 2012
Vince Guaraldi Trio · A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition]
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Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans Trio · The Art of the Piano, Vol. 1
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The Entertainer
Scott Joplin · Film Music and Instrumentals (A Kutmusic Sampler, Vol. 2)
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.8 "Pathétique", 14 "Moonlight", 15 "Pastorale" & 24
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Last Christmas
Wham! · LAST CHRISTMAS
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Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Darlene Love · Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
*NSYNC · Home For Christmas
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Christmas Lights
Coldplay · Christmas Lights
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Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson · Wrapped In Red
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Santa Tell Me
Ariana Grande · Santa Tell Me
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Baby It's Cold Outside
Ella Fitzgerald · Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
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The Christmas Waltz
Frank Sinatra · The Sinatra Family Wish You A Merry Christmas
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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Dean Martin · A Winter Romance
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Kiss Me
Sixpence None The Richer · Sixpence None The Richer
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Hummingbird
George Winston · Summer (Special Edition)
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My Favorite Things
John Coltrane · My Favorite Things (Deluxe Edition)
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Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
Duke Ellington · Three Suites
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A Christmas Festival
Felix Mendelssohn · Pops Christmas Party
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