Good evening.

Happy Friday.

Merry Christmas.

Happy holidays.

Welcome to the Masterpiece Studio here at KUVO Jazz, your oasis in the city.

Im Arturo Gomez.

And it's indeed my pleasure to welcome back the return of the Allan Harris Quartet and a tribute to the Nat King Cole Christmas playlist.

Take it away.

[applause] Oh, yes!

[applause] [piano music intro] ♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪ ♪ Are you listening?

♪ ♪ In the lane snow is glistening ♪ ♪ A beautiful sight, ♪ ♪ we're happy tonight ♪ ♪ Walking in that winter wonderland.

♪ ♪ Gone away is a new bird.

♪ ♪ Here to stay is a bluebird.

♪ ♪ He sings a love song ♪ as we go along.

♪ as we go along, ♪ ♪ Walking in that winter wonderland.

♪ ♪ In the meadow we can build a snowman, ♪ ♪ and pretend that he is Parson Brown.

♪ ♪ We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman.

♪ ♪ You can do the job when you're in town.

♪ ♪ Later on we'll conspire ♪ ♪ as we dream, by the fire.

♪ ♪ To face unafraid, the plans that we've made, ♪ ♪ walking in that winter wonderland.

♪ Well, hello.

[applause] Oh, yes.

Happy holidays.

[saxaphone music] ♪ In the meadow, we can build a snowman, ♪ ♪ and pretend that he's a circus clown.

♪ ♪ Well have lots of fun with Mr.

Snowman.

♪ ♪ Until the other kiddies knock him down.

♪ ♪ When it snows, it is thrilling ♪ ♪ and you nose gets a chilling ♪ ♪ Face unarfraid, the plans that weve made, ♪ ♪ walking in that winter wonderland.

♪ ♪ Well frolic and play, the Eskimo way, ♪ ♪ Walking in that winter wonderland.

♪ ♪ Well frolic and play, the Eskimo way, ♪ ♪ Walking ♪ ♪ in that winter ♪ ♪ wonderland.

♪♪ [applause] Wow!

Oh, I'm in the spirit now.

I'm in the spirit.

And I hope you are too.

Just having one spirit isn't enough.

Matter of fact, later on, I'm go to have many Christmas spirits.

with my friend Arturo Gomez.

♪ I'll be home ♪ ♪ for Christmas.

♪ ♪ You can count on me.

♪ ♪ Please have snow ♪ ♪ and mistletoe ♪ ♪ and presents under the tree.

♪ ♪ Christmas Eve ♪ ♪ will find me.

♪ ♪ With a love light beam.

♪ ♪ I'll be home ♪ ♪ for Christmas.

♪ ♪ If only in ♪ ♪ my dreams.

♪ ♪ II'll be home ♪ ♪ for Christmas.

♪ ♪ You can count on me.

♪ Yes, you will.

♪ Please have snow ♪ ♪ and mistletoe ♪ ♪ and presents under the tree ♪ ♪ Christmas Eve will find me.

♪ ♪ There where the love light beams.

♪ ♪ I'll be home ♪ ♪ for Christmas.

♪ ♪ If only in my dreams.

♪ This is Irving Hall.

[saxophone solo] Yeah, baby!

♪ I'll be home ♪ ♪ for Christmas.

♪ Yes.

♪ You can count on me.

♪ ♪ Please have snow.

♪ Yes.

You will.

♪ And a little bit of mistletoe ♪ ♪ and presents under that tree.

♪ ♪ Christmas Eve will find me.

♪ ♪ Where the love light beams.

♪ ♪ I'll be home ♪ ♪ for Christmas.

♪ ♪ If only in my dreams.

♪ ♪ If only in ♪ ♪ my dreams.

♪ ♪ If only in ♪ ♪ my dreams.

♪♪ [applause] [applause and cheering] Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's do one of my favorite songs by Irving Berlin.

And, it's been done so many times over and over again.

But I never get tired of it because I only get to do it one time a season.

Christmas time.

So.

It doesn't get so late.

I want to send this out to all my friends.

I see you in the audience.

God bless you.

♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ of a white ♪ ♪ Christmas.

♪ ♪ Just like the one ♪ ♪ I used to know.

♪ ♪ Where the treetops glisten.

♪ ♪ And children listen ♪ ♪ to hear ♪ ♪ sleigh bells in the snow.

♪ ♪ I'm dreaming ♪ ♪ of a white ♪ ♪ Christmas.

♪ ♪ With every Christmas card ♪ ♪ I write.

♪ ♪ May your days ♪ ♪ be merry ♪ ♪ and bright.

♪ ♪ And may all your Christmases ♪ ♪ be white.

♪ [piano solo] Ah, huh.

Hey.

♪ Im dreaming of a ♪ ♪ white Christmas.

♪ Arcoiris Sandoval [applause] ♪ Just like the ones I used to know.

♪ ♪ Treetops glisten ♪ ♪ and children listen ♪ ♪ to hear ♪ ♪ sleigh bells in the snow.

♪ ♪ Im dreaming of a ♪ [audience response] White Christmas.

All right.

♪ With every Christmas card I write.

♪ ♪ May your days be merry ♪ ♪ and bright.

♪ ♪ And may all your ♪ ♪ Christmases ♪ ♪ be white.

♪ [applause] [paino intro] Christmas is my favorite time of year in the winter.

[laughter] I'm too old now to get the presents that I want because I really want a pony.

But that's how it is.

But when I do, I substituted with friends and loved ones.

We gather round my wife, she cooks.

People bring over gifts.

You know, new acquaintances bring gifts and little doodads.

Look, I got you a Charlie Brown thing to put on your mantle.

Oh, you should just put it over there.

Put it in the box.

It's amazing.

Oh, we love it.

It's beautiful.

♪ Raindrops and roses.

♪ ♪ Kittens with whiskers.

♪ ♪ Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.

♪ ♪ Brown paper packages tied up with string.

♪ ♪ These were a few of my favorite things.

♪ [saxophone solo] ♪ Cream colored ponies ♪ ♪ and crisp apple strudels.

♪ ♪ Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzels and noodles.

♪ ♪ Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings.

♪ ♪ These are a few of my favorite things.

♪ ♪ Girls in white dresses and blue satin sashes.

♪ ♪ Snowflakes that fall on my nose and eyelashes.

♪ You're supposed to sing with me.

♪ These are a few of my favorite things.

♪ ♪ When the dog bites.

♪ ♪ When the bee stings.

♪ ♪ When I'm feeling sad.

♪ ♪ I simply remember ♪ ♪ my favorite things.

♪ ♪ And then I don't feel ♪ ♪ so bad.

♪ Yeah.

[saxophone solo] ooh!

Can he play?

[applause] [piano solo] ♪ Girls in white dresses, ♪ ♪ blue satin sashes.

♪ ♪ Snowflakes that float on my nose and eyelashes.

♪ ♪ Silver-white winters that melt into spring.

♪ ♪These are a few of my favorite things.

♪ ♪ When the dog bites.

♪ ♪ When that bee stings.

♪ ♪ When I'm feeling sad.

♪ ♪ I simply remember my favorite things.

♪ ♪ And then I don't feel ♪ ♪ So... ♪ [audience response] ♪ So bad.

♪ ♪ So bad.

♪ ♪ So bad.

♪ ♪ So bad.

♪ ♪ So bad.

♪ ♪ So bad.

♪♪ [applause and cheering] Thats Norman Edwards on the drums back there.

Yes, Lord.

We did a recording of Christmas songs.

Nat King Cole versions here.

Well, not here, the old KUVO.

And Arturo was gracious enough to set it up really, really well for us.

I had Rene Marie come in.

We did a song together.

and Eric Gunnison on the piano.

We had a great time.

And I was fishing for songs because the book of Cole is vast.

Is it not?

At age 47, when he passed away, his discography was just it was wonderful.

A myriad of songs.

The big fun Christmas songs too.

I could be here for three hours doing Christmas songs based on Nat King Cole.

Arturoa Gomez, he came and said, you need to do this song.

I said, oh, here we go.

Now, we go back to Miami, he and I. So I gave him a little leeway and I said in a very polite and cordial way, which one?

And this is it.

And I'm glad he suggested it.

♪ He's a little boy ♪ ♪ that Santa Claus forgot.

♪ ♪ But goodness knows ♪ ♪ he didnt want alot.

♪ ♪ He sent a note to Santa ♪ ♪ for some soldiers and a drum.

♪ ♪ It broke his little heart ♪ ♪ when he saw ♪ ♪ Santa hadn't come.

♪ ♪ In the street, he envies all those lucky boys.

♪ ♪ Then wanders home ♪ ♪ to last years broken toys.

♪ ♪ I'm so sorry for that laddie ♪ ♪ He hasn't got a daddy.

♪ ♪ The little boy ♪ ♪ that Santa Claus forgot.

♪ [talking] Christmas comes just once a year.

It brings joy and cheer.

Every little boy.

Now there's one boy, Christmas has not come to him the way it should.

But I know you're going to have a wonderful Christmas.

Are you not?

♪ In the street ♪ ♪ he envies all those lucky boys.

♪ ♪ Then wanders home ♪ ♪ to last years broken toys.

♪ ♪ I'm so sorry for that laddie.

♪ ♪ Hasn't got a daddy.

♪ ♪ The little boy ♪ ♪ that Santa Claus ♪ ♪ forgot.

♪♪ I hope he doesn't forget you.

[applause] I think it's time for a little blues.

Some Christmas blues.

Don't you agree?

[audience] Yeah!

Please, put your hands together for a Nimrod Speaks back there on the bass.

[applause] Now, Nimrod, I guess that's that's a Christmas name, isn't it?

[inaudible] [drum rim-shot] Can you be gifts.

The Nimrod Christmas song.

[guitar solo] Oh, yeah.

Feel that?

I know you do.

I do.

♪ It don't take a lot of money ♪ ♪ to put a smile ♪ ♪ on Christmas day.

♪ ♪ Lord, it don't take a lot of money ♪ ♪ to put a smile on your baby's face ♪ ♪ on Christmas Day.

♪ ♪ But you gotta ♪ ♪ bring them presents home, little daddy.

♪ ♪ Or else Santa Claus is gonna come down that chimney ♪ and he's going to get in the way.

♪ I'm gonna play a little Christmas for you, okay?

[guitar solo] [inauduble] Woo!

[applause and cheering] Oh, here we go.

[audience clapping in rhythm] ♪ Hang on the mistletoe.

♪ ♪I'm going to get ♪ ♪ to know you better, ♪ ♪ this Christmas.

♪ ♪ And as we hang the tree, ♪ ♪ so much fun it goning to be,♪ ♪ together.

♪ ♪ This Christmas.

♪ ♪ Ffireside blazing bright.

♪ ♪ With Caroling ♪ ♪ through the night.

♪ ♪ And this Christmas ♪ ♪ will be ♪ ♪ a very special Christmas ♪ ♪ for me.

♪ Yeah.

♪ Shake a hand, shake a hand now ♪ ♪ Presents and cards are here.

♪ ♪ You're gonna bring so much cheer ♪ ♪ together.

♪ Yes.

You are.

♪ This Christmas.

♪ ♪ And as we hang around ♪ You know what?

I'm glad that you're here.

I found you at Christmas.

♪ This Chris... ♪ Everybody.

♪ ...blazing bright.

♪ ♪ Were caroling ♪ ♪ through the night.

♪ ♪ And this Christmas ♪ ♪ will be ♪ ♪ A very special Christmas ♪ ♪ for me.

♪ ♪ Shake a hand.

Shake a hand.

♪ Whoa!

Come on baby!

[saxophone solo] ♪ Firesides blazing bright ♪ ♪ We're caroling through the night.

♪ ♪ And this Christmas ♪ ♪ will be ♪ ♪ A very special Christmas for me.

♪ ♪ And this Christmas ♪ ♪ will be ♪ ♪ a very special Christmas ♪ ♪ for me.

♪ ♪ Shake a hand, shake a hand.

♪ I want you to know that it's Christmas time.

♪ Merry Christmas, merry Christmas.

♪♪ [applause] Merry Christmas.

[applause] It's Christmas.

Let's stretch out a little bit, okay.

Lets have some fun.

I have these marvelous, marvelous artists in back of me.

We're on tour now.

[piano melody begins] Are you going to get snow here?

Every time I come to Denver and the area, it snows like crazy.

This is really different.

But we'll make our own Christmas, won't we?

♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Hear them ring.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Hear them sing.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ Oh.

♪ Ring-a-ling.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ It's Christmas time in the city.

♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling.

♪ ♪ Hear them ring ♪ ♪ Soon it will be Christmas day.

♪ ♪ City sidewalks.

♪ ♪ Busy sidewalks.

♪ ♪ Dressed in holiday style.

♪ ♪ In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas.

♪ ♪ Children laughing.

People passing ♪ ♪ Giving smile at the smile ♪ ♪ And on every street corner you hear ♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ It's Christmas time in the city.

♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling ♪ ♪ Soon it will be Christmas Day.

This is Arcoiris Sandoval.

[piano solo] [applause] ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Hear them ring.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling.

♪ ♪ Silver bells.

♪ ♪ Hear them sing.

♪♪ [applause] Wonderful arrangement, there.

Arcoiris Sandoval.

Wonderful.

All right, let's get the kiddies in you.

Okay?

I feel like a child on Christmas, don't you?

I can hear it now.

My mother and father would hide presents from us.

I don't know why.

Because we'd find them.

We'd open them up, and we try to tape them back the way they were.

We didnt fool them.

They'd be surprised.

We have gifts for you.

My father would bring out.

And he looked at it as it.

What?

My mother would be across the room at him like this.

Don't say nothing.

Okay?

All right.

Merry Christmas, kids.

Yeah, there you go.

Oh, you got that for us.

One time I remember, our cousin was staying with us from North Carolina.

She had a doll.

My younger brother accidentally put the doll in the box with the Tonka toy.

So we were busted.

Reached in to get a Tonka toy, and there was a doll.

My father looked at me with subdued anger, but love in his eyes, and he said, that's your Christmas present.

Play with it now.

[laughter] So let's bring out the child in us, okay?

I'm glad you're here.

[piano intro] ♪ Dashing through the snow ♪ ♪ on a one horse open sleigh.

♪ ♪ Over fields we go ♪ ♪ laughing all the way.

♪ ♪ Bells on Bobtail ring ♪ ♪ making (spirits bright) ♪ ♪ what fun it is to ride and sing ♪ ♪ a sleighing song tonight.

♪ Help me out.

♪ Oh, jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way.

♪ That's right.

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride on one horse open sleigh.

♪ ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells.

♪ ♪ Jingle all the way.

♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride in one horse open sleigh.

♪ Let's try it again.

You can sing with me.

Okay.

♪ Dashing through the snow ♪ ♪ on a one horse open sleigh.

♪ ♪ Over fields we go.

Laughing all the way.

♪ ♪ Bells on Bobtails ring ♪ ♪ Making... ♪ ♪ ...what fun it is to... ♪ ♪ ...sleighing song tonight.

♪ ♪ .oh,... ♪ [audience response] ♪ jingle bells, jingle all the way.

♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride on one horse open sleigh.

♪ ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells.

♪ ♪ Jingle all the way.

♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ on a one horse open sleigh.

♪ Whoa!

[saxophone solo] ♪ Dashing through the snow ♪ ♪ on a one horse open sleigh.

♪ ♪ Over fields we go ♪ ♪ laughing all the way.

♪ ♪ Bells on Bobtail ring.

♪ ♪ Making spirits bright.

♪ ♪ What fun it is to... ♪ [audience response] All right.

♪ Oh, jingle bell, jingle bells.

♪ Jingle all the way.

♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride on one horse open sleigh.

♪ ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells.

♪ ♪ Jingle all the way.

♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh.

♪ Talking about jingle... ♪ Jingle bells.

♪♪ Im talking about jingle... [applause] [piano intro] Mel Tormé wrote a wonderful song.

Did he not?

And the way he performed it was brilliant, wonderful.

And spicy.

And not taking away from his rendition of it, Nat King Cole got a hold of it.

Hmmm.

He smoothed it out a little bit.

Added a little bit of panache, and it became the standard vocal treatise of this song.

You know which one I'm talking about?

Which one?

Yes, you're right.

♪ Chestnuts roasting ♪ ♪ on an open fire.

♪ ♪ Jack Frost nipping at your nose.

♪ ♪ Yuletide carols ♪ ♪ being sung by a choir.

♪ ♪ And folks ♪ ♪ dressed up like Eskimos.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows ♪ ♪ a turkey ♪ ♪ and some mistletoe.

♪ ♪ Will help to make ♪ ♪ this season bright.

♪ ♪ Tiny tots ♪ ♪ with their eyes all aglow.

♪ ♪ Will find it hard to sleep ♪ ♪ tonight.

♪ ♪ They know that ♪ ♪ Santas on his way.

♪ ♪ He's loaded lots of toys ♪ ♪ and goodies ♪ ♪ on his sleigh.

♪ ♪ And every mother's child ♪ ♪ is going to spy ♪ ♪ to see if reindeer really know ♪ how to fly.

♪ ♪ And so ♪ ♪ I'm offering this simple phrase.

♪ ♪ To kids from 1 to 92.

♪ ♪ Although it's been said ♪ ♪ many times, many ways.

♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ to you.

♪ Oh yes, Merry Christmas.

[saxophone solo] ♪ They know that ♪ ♪ Santas on his way.

♪ ♪ He's loaded lots of toys and little goodies ♪ on that sleigh.

♪ ♪ And every mother's child ♪ ♪ is gonna spy.

♪ ♪ To see if reaindeer really know ♪ ♪ how to fly.

♪ ♪ And so ♪ ♪ I'm offering ♪ ♪ this simple phrase.

♪ ♪ To kids from 1 to 92.

♪ ♪ Although it's been said ♪ ♪ many times, many ways.

♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ to you.

♪♪ Merry Christmas baby.

[applause] Whoa!

Merry Christmas, merry merry Christmas.

Well, we're going to do one more to send you on your way.

Did you get your shopping out of the way?

Okay.

I still want that pony.

And I like to thank all of the fans and friends around the world, especially the listeners of KUVO.

Thank you very much for having us at this wonderful, wonderful place.

I love it here.

Its warm.

It's a beacon in the night.

Is it not?

The songs, the music, the personalities here just add something to your life during the day.

When I'm always in Denver, Aspen, wherever I turn them on.

And it's.

It just brightens me up to hear that wonderful voice.

That friend of mine, Arturo Gomez.

It's wonderful.

There's no place on the planet that has that verve right?

I love you, Arturo.

Thank you very much.

Well, let's send you home on this note.

This magical note, if you don't mind.

Okay.

Once again, a hand to my friends up here.

[applause and cheering] Norman Edwards on the drums.

Irvin Hall on the saxophone.

Nimrod Speaks on the bass.

And the lovely and talented Arcoiris Sandoval.

Im Allan Harris.

I love you.

Let's just go out with a bang, okay?

Thank you.

KUVO.

[piano intro] Yes, yes.

♪ Very fine.

♪ ♪ Very fine.

♪ ♪ Very fine.

♪ ♪ Very fine.

♪ [scatting] Hey!

♪ There was a boy ♪ ♪ A very strange, enchanted boy ♪ ♪ They say he wandered very far ♪ ♪ Very far ♪ ♪ over land and sea.

♪ ♪ A little shy ♪ ♪ and sad of eye ♪ ♪ and very wise ♪ ♪ very wise was he.

♪ ♪ And then one day ♪ ♪ A magic day he passed my way ♪ ♪ And while we spoke of many things, ♪ ♪ fools and kings.

♪ ♪ Things he said to me.

♪ ♪ “The greatest thing ♪ ♪ youll ever learn ♪ ♪ is just to love ♪ ♪ and be loved in return.” ♪ ♪ To be love, love, love, love ♪ ♪ every time.

♪ ♪ You love, love ♪ [applause] [drum solo] Whoa!

[applause and cheering] ♪ It's Christmas time.

♪ ♪ It's Christmas time.

♪ I don't want money.

I even have my honey.

All I ask for is a little black and white pony.

♪ Very fine ♪ ♪ Very fine ♪♪ [scatting] I hope you have a wonderful and loving Merry Christmas.

Im Allan Harris.

Thank you for having me here.

[applause] It's a lovely arrangement.

Arcoiris Sandoval.

[applause and cheering] [Arturo] You've been listening to the Allan Harris Quartet live from the Masterpiece Studio here at K-U-V-O.

KUVO JAZZ!

Your oasis in the city.

A special Nat King Cole Christmas concert.

And I hope that you enjoyed it.

Allan Harris vocals and guitar.

Arcoiris Sandoval on piano.

Nimrod Speaks on bass.

Irwin Hall saxophone, and Norman Paul Edwards Junior on drums.

Thank you all very much for listening.

Have a happy holiday, a merry Christmas, a very joyous Kwanzaa or whatever else that you may be celebrating at this time of year.

Im Arturo Gomez.

Good night everyone.