SiriusXM Holiday Instrumentals channel

[Channel98]

SiriusXM’s Holiday Instrumentals channel is streaming online and on the SiriusXM app from November 1 through December 27. Here is what was just played, alphabetized for your convenience. Santo & Johnny’s Twistin’ Bells reached #49 on the Hot 100. The second song listed is a new single by legendary trumpeter and Tijuana Brass leader Herb Alpert – and yes, it’s an instrumental version of the Mariah Carey song that we’re all sick of.

SiriusXM – Holiday Instrumentals

A Marshmallow World – London Festival Orchestra (2003)
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Herb Alpert (2022)
Baby It's Cold Outside - Frank Chacksfield (1969)
Blue Christmas – Booker T. & The MG’s (1966)
Carol Of The Bells – New York Pops (1993)
Christmas Time Is Here – Lisa Addeo (2021)
Deck The Halls – Billy Andrusco (2014)
Do You Hear What I Hear – Percy Faith (1966)
Feliz Navidad – Michael Carney (2016)
Frosty The Snowman – London Sound 70 Orchestra (1970)
Frosty The Snowman – Ventures (1965)
Happy Holiday - Jackie Gleason (1956)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Hollyridge Strings (1965)
Here Comes Santa Claus – Ramsey Lewis Trio (1961)
Here Comes Santa Claus – Rendal Wall (2019)
Here We Come A-Wassailing – Michael B. Nelson (2014)
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Bert Kaempfert (1963)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Arthur Ferrante (1995)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Lex De Azevedo (1972)
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Dino (1987)
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Canadian Brass (2013)
Jingle Bells – Arthur Fiedler/Boston Pops (1959)
Jingle Bells – Paul Mauriat (1967)
Jingle Bells Mambo – Pete Rugolo (1954)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Jack Jezzro (2009)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Travelin’ Light (1993)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/Rudolph – Herb Alpert (2017)
Linus & Lucy – Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965)
Merry Christmas Darling -– Dan Troxell (2014)
Merry Christmas Darling/I’ll Be Home – Stan Whitmire (1994)
Mistletoe & Holly – Charlie Byrd (1981)
My Favorite Things – Richard Carpenter & Orchestra (1984)
O Christmas Tree – Bob McChesney/Christian Jacob (2021)
O Christmas Tree – Oscar Peterson (1995)
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Jezzro/Levine (2000)
Santa Baby – Kenneth Hope (2007)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Beegie Adair (1999)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jackie Gleason (1956)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Tony Mottola (1974)
Silver Bells – Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra (1972)
Sleigh Ride – Christmas Strings (2000)
The Chipmunk Song – Vitamin String Quartet (2010)
The Christmas Waltz – Romantic Strings (1989)
The Christmas Waltz – Ronnie Aldrich (1964)
The Little Drummer Boy – Richard Clayderman (1984)
The Man With The Bag/Jingle Bell Rock – Lindsey Stirling (2017)
Toy Parade - Bert Kaempfert (1963)
Twistin’ Bells – Santo & Johnny (1960)
Up On The House Top – Brian Fechino (2019)
We Need A Little Christmas – Percy Faith (1966)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Cathedral Strings (1961)
White Christmas – 101 Strings (1997)
White Christmas/I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Lester Lanin (1959)
Winter Wonderland – Ramsey Lewis Trio (1961)

 

[Channel98]

Much of the music on Holiday Instrumentals is bland and boring – so I was surprised to hear the Ventures' Sleigh Ride, the opening track on their
1965 Christmas album cleverly titled The Ventures' Christmas Album. This was released as a single on December 3 of that year but failed to chart.

 

[sadchild]

They should kick it up a notch or three with some TSO instrumentals!

O Come All Ye Faithful / O Holy Night (Instrumental)
First Snow (Instrumental)
The Silent Nutcracker (Instrumental)
A Mad Russian's Christmas (Instrumental)
Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)
Boughs Of Holly (Instrumental)
Appalachian Snowfall (Instrumental)
Wizards In Winter (Instrumental)

 

[HecticArt]

Or Slayer’s Little Town of Deathlehem

 

[sadchild]

Or Cannibal Corpse's "(This Is Your) Last Christmas"

 

[scotchandcigar]

This channel is essentially what our community band plays (including the instrumental version of the Mariah song), but we don't play these cheesy old versions. Most of the stuff we do has contemporary orchestrations, and they often put them together as medleys with interludes and variations on themes. And we have a vocalist for certain pieces.

Here's one of the pieces we do that has a modern arrangement. It builds as it goes along

Greensleeves arr. Chip Davis/ed. Robert Longfield​

 

[Channel98]

Here are some more, heard today. The channel plays a lot of songs by Kenny G – or, as I call it, "snake charmer music."

Blue Christmas – Danny Davis/Nashville Brass (1970)
Carol Of The Bells – Mannheim Steamroller (1984)
Deck The Halls – Ronnie Smith (2021)
Feliz Navidad – Hagood Hardy (1982)
Frosty The Snowman – Buckingham Strings (1974)
Happy Holiday – Percy Faith (1966)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Michael B. Nelson (1999)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Lori Mechem (2006)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – George Melachrino (1955)
I'll Be Home For Christmas – Boots Randolph (1969)
Jingle Bell Rock – Lewis Ross/Rick Ruskin (1984)
Jingle Bells – Roger Williams/Concert Grand Orchestra (1959)
Little Saint Nick – Hollyridge Strings (1965)
O Christmas Tree – Mark Douthit (2006)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Caravelli (1984)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Ferrante & Teicher (1966)
Santa Baby – Joe Augustine (2003)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Peter Nero/Philly Pops (2003)
Silver Bells – Kenny G (1994)
Silver Bells – Raymond Lefevre (1968)
Sleigh Ride – Kurt Wege (1962)
The Christmas Song – King Curtis (1968)
The First Noel – 101 Strings (1966)
The Twelve Days Of Christmas/Deck The Halls – Richard Abel (2007)
We Three Kings – Ramsey Lewis Trio (1964)
What Child Is This – Kenny G (1994)
White Christmas – Joe Gransden Big Band (2017)
Winter Wonderland – Jackie Gleason (1956)

 

[sadchild]

songs by Kenny G – or, as I call it, "snake charmer music."

You're kinder than I am!

 

[Channel98]

I take back what I said last year. Most of the songs played on the Holiday Instrumentals channel are not "bland and boring." Here are some of the songs played today. Trombonist Bob McChesney and singer/violinist Calabria Foti are husband and wife. O Christmas Tree is from their first duet album, Together For Christmas. Nelson Riiddle's The Christmas Song is from the 1965 album An Orchestral Portrait Of Nat "King" Cole. And the Boston Pops Orchestra's Christmas Time Is Here is not an instrumental.

A Holly Jolly Christmas – Sam Levine/Jack Jezzro (2000)
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Vitamin String Quartet (2021)
Baby It's Cold Outside – Frank Chacksfield (1959)
Blue Christmas – Living Strings (1970)
Christmas Time Is Here – Boston Pops Orchestra (1998)
Deck The Halls – David Rose (1968)
Ding Dong Merrily On High – Michael B. Nelson (2013)
Feliz Navidad – Mannheim Steamroller (2007)
Frosty The Snowman – Ventures (1965)
Happy Holidays – Buckingham Strings (2009)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Billy Andrusco (2004)
I'll Be Home For Christmas – Jackie Gleason (1956)
I'll Be Home For Christmas – Oscar Peterson (1995)
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Lex De Azevedo (1972)
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Ferrante & Teicher (1995)
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Jezzro/Levine (1996)
Jingle Bell Rock – Lewis Ross/Rick Ruskin (1984)
Jingle Bells – Booker T. & The MG's (1966)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Roger Williams (1981)
Merry Christmas Darling - Philip Keveren (2022)
My Favorite Things – Dan Troxell (2014)
O Christmas Tree – Calabria Foti/Bob McChesney (2022)
O Come All Ye Faithful – 101 Strings (1958)
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree – Steve Wingfield Band (1999)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Percy Faith (1966)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Starlite Orchestra (2011)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Lester Lanin (1951)
Silver Bells – Beegie Adair/Sam Levine (2004)
Silver Bells – Kenny G (1994)
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson (1950)
Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells – Al Caiola/Riz Ortolani (1967)
The Christmas Song – Lisa Addeo (2006)
The Christmas Song – Nelson Riddle (1965)
The First Noel – Percy Faith (1954)
Toyland – Ronnie Aldrich (1964)
Up On The House Top – Lee Hamilton/Jules Levy (2017)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Glenn Miller Orchestra (1993)
What Child Is This – Boots Randolph (1969)
White Christmas – George Shearing Quintet (2018)
Winter Wonderland – Bert Kaempfert (1963)

 

[musicJoe72]

Here are some more, heard today. The channel plays a lot of songs by Kenny G – or, as I call it, "snake charmer music."

Blue Christmas – Danny Davis/Nashville Brass (1970)
Carol Of The Bells – Mannheim Steamroller (1984)
Deck The Halls – Ronnie Smith (2021)
Feliz Navidad – Hagood Hardy (1982)
Frosty The Snowman – Buckingham Strings (1974)
Happy Holiday – Percy Faith (1966)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Michael B. Nelson (1999)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Lori Mechem (2006)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – George Melachrino (1955)
I'll Be Home For Christmas – Boots Randolph (1969)
Jingle Bell Rock – Lewis Ross/Rick Ruskin (1984)
Jingle Bells – Roger Williams/Concert Grand Orchestra (1959)
Little Saint Nick – Hollyridge Strings (1965)
O Christmas Tree – Mark Douthit (2006)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Caravelli (1984)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Ferrante & Teicher (1966)
Santa Baby – Joe Augustine (2003)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Peter Nero/Philly Pops (2003)
Silver Bells – Kenny G (1994)
Silver Bells – Raymond Lefevre (1968)
Sleigh Ride – Kurt Wege (1962)
The Christmas Song – King Curtis (1968)
The First Noel – 101 Strings (1966)
The Twelve Days Of Christmas/Deck The Halls – Richard Abel (2007)
We Three Kings – Ramsey Lewis Trio (1964)
What Child Is This – Kenny G (1994)
White Christmas – Joe Gransden Big Band (2017)
Winter Wonderland – Jackie Gleason (1956)

 

[musicJoe72]

Saw Frosty The Snowman – Buckingham Strings (1974) played here on SiriusXM – Holiday. Can't find it on internet anywhere. Need it for my playlist. How do it get it? Seaching for this song for several years. Any help?

 

[Channel98]

The Buckingham Strings also recorded as the Cathedral Strings. Their music was originally for radio airplay only and was not released commercially. Their Christmas songs are now available on the CDs Holiday Traditions, Adventures In Carols and Buckingham Strings Christmas. I don't know whicvh of those includes Frosty The Snowman. They were released by Surrey House Music.

https://surreyhousemusic.com

You could go to their Facebook page and ask about the song. Somebody might be able to provide more details.

Surrey House Music

Surrey House Music. 101 likes. Surrey House Music is a distributor of a major collection of recordings in the "beautiful music" genre ... available on both CD and via download.

www.facebook.com

 

[musicJoe72]

Thank you so much for all the info. I will be doing some searching.

 

[Channel98]

Frosty The Snow Man – the original title – was written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, who also wrote Peter Cottontail. Nelson also co-wrote several hits for Eddy Arnold, including Bouquet Of Roses, Will Santy Come To Shanty Town and I'm Throwing Rice At The Girl That I Love. Gene Autry & The Cass County Boys were the first to record Frosty The Snowman, on June 12, 1950. (Accordianist Fred Martin was born in Linden in Cass County, Texas). Roy Rogers, Vaughn Monroe, Nat "King" Cole and Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians also recorded the song in 1950.

musicJoe, you will probably like this performance of Frosty The Snowman by the Australian quartet Stringspace. They recorded the song in 2018 for their CD Strings For Christmas.

 

[sadchild]

Saw Frosty The Snowman – Buckingham Strings (1974) played here on SiriusXM – Holiday. Can't find it on internet anywhere. Need it for my playlist. How do it get it? Seaching for this song for several years. Any help?

I would never suggest nor encourage ripping the song from YouTube with something like youtube5s.com

Because morals and such.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I would never suggest nor encourage ripping the song from YouTube with something like youtube5s.com

Because morals and such.

I would also not suggest audacity to create an mp3 from a youtube video for the same reason.