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Jingle Bells – Carlos Del Junco & Rich Greenspoon

If you’ve never heard of Carlos Del Junco before, you’ve missed out on a musician of immense talent. Carlos specializes in playing the ten hole diatonic harmonica, and is considered one of the world’s best in both the diatonic blues and the diatonic jazz musical categories. Cuban born, his family immigrated to Canada when he was very young, and he now calls Toronto home, where he continues to perform and record.

This version of Jingle Bells (unlike any version you’ve heard before) is taken from a 1995 compilation called “Stuck on a Cold Steel Pole (A Collection of Songs About Winter & Some That Aren’t)”, which features 20 extremely eclectic tracks from Toronto’s diverse arts community. The CD is kind of difficult to track down, although you can purchase it from iTunes (and curiously, only from there, and none of the other online music sources I usually shop at). Stripped down to simply Carlos on harp accompanied by Rich Greenspoon (snare and brushes), this blues-flavored track is yet another favorite (Canadian) Christmas track in the Foliot library.

Enjoy!

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The 12 Days of Christmas Music

1. Call Collect on Christmas – James King Band
2. Christmas Day – Oscar Jordan Band>
3. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel
4. Good King Wenceslas – The Skydiggers
5. Merry Christmas, Baby – Charles Brown
6. Must Be Santa – Brave Combo
7. Croonin’ On Christmas Eve – Jaymz Bee
8. Go Tell It On The Mountain – Kirk Franklin And The Family
9. Please Come Home For Christmas – James Brown