We’re pleased to announce a Christmas-music giveaway that will bring the unique sounds of New Orleans to you, no matter where you live. Christmastime in New Orleans is a unique project a few years in the making: a jazz LP that shows the unifying nature of music across communities and cultures and backgrounds. As New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz and also a very Catholic region, it was a natural to be the main character to shine light on in the project. A supergroup of the best jazz musicians in town–all ages/ creeds and backgrounds–came together to create this Christmas LP. A group of actors and chefs and narrator of all different backgrounds put together a public television special. The result is Christmastime in New Orleans, a cultural gumbo for Christmas for the whole family.
CatholicMom.com has NINE prizes to give away:
4 Christmastime in New Orleans DVDs
4 Christmastime in New Orleans CDs
And for one lucky winner, a prize pack containing both the CD and DVD!
CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS is a musical, culinary, yuletide celebration from the birthplace of Jazz, which presents New Orleans’ booming Catholic culture wrapped in 300 years of tradition. Hosted by EWTN and New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo, this broadcast extravaganza offers an exploration into seven cultures blended together to create an enduring brotherhood displaying a unity much needed in our world today. The special features the music of the Big Easy’s supergroup, The NOLA Players, who also have a beautiful family Christmas CD companion.CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS, the DVD, takes viewers from the Reveillon dinner table of Chef John Folse to the kitchen of award-winning Chef Leah Chase to New Orleans City Park’s Christmas light spectacular and back again to Chef John Besh. Actors Wendell Pierce and Jim Caviezel bring their own contagious cheer for the season – proving that whether you are local or just arriving in this gumbo of a city for the first time: all are welcome. Aired nationally on Public Television, and featured on The World Over Live, this DVD contains a special expanded cut version with exclusive features as well as the original Public Television broadcast version. Produced by DP Studios.
A big band jazz orchestra composed of 18 of New Orleans’ finest jazz and classical musicians, The NOLA Players came together to honor their beloved city through this musical Christmas card, CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS. The latest offering from AimHigher Recordings/Verve and The NOLA Players’ first collaboration, this gorgeous and merry recording contains 14 tracks of brand new original arrangements of holiday favorites and is sure to be a Christmas classic for this season and many to come.Watch Christmastime in New Orleans on your local public TV station: check the schedule for nationwide airings of this TV special.
Copyright 2016 Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS
15 Comments
Yes, I started listening to Christmas music as soon as Thanksgiving was over!
Only on the radio, not in the home yet. I like to start out with Advent music at home but haven’t done that yet.
Love Christmas music! Tis the season! Started after Thanksgiving.
I’ve not listened to Christmas music yet, at least by choice. My son occasionally asks me to put it on in the car, so I’ve heard a tiny bit over the Thanksgiving weekend while we were traveling. I’m just not in the mood for it this early in Advent.
I started listening the weekend after Thanksgiving! I love it!
Love listening to Christmas songs as soon as they are on the radio.
This sounds like such a cool item! I love Christmas music, but I don’t start listening to it until Christmas begins. Then, I blast it all the time throughout the whole Christmas season!
I started listening to Christmas music December 1, but have been heard by others humming or whistling Christmas tunes during the other times of the year. It just feels right
It’s been accidental, but yes, I have listened to some Christmas music, in part because only the radio is what works right now in my van (kids broke both the CD player and the TV…), but…it hasn’t been so bad…
I try to wait for Christmas for Christmas music, but with kids practicing for school performances, I can’t help it!
I haven’t started listening to Christmas Music just yet, but very soon!!!
Only my son’s piano piece for his recital and my girls practicing for their Christmas recital for school!
I start listening to christmas music the begining of November. Love it!
This would be so much fun to listen to in this season!
Would love adding this to our Christmas music collection!