New Orleans Musicians’ Favorite Christmas Songs

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Christmas sounds different across the globe. While some may be singing carols, somewhere else may be crooning to jazz, and elsewhere may be enjoying a parranda. NPR shares what musicians from NoLa listen to this time of year.

When you think about music in New Orleans — you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce.
Christmas carols? Not so much.

But many musicians in New Orleans have deep roots in the church.
Since it’s that time of year, Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of the city’s favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas.

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