Jazz Radio Christmas Jazz

Jazz Radio Christmas Jazz does exactly what its name promises - but with a French twist that sets it apart. This station is a seasonal offshoot of France's Jazz Radio network, and it's been my companion through the holiday season. The playlist leans heavily on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' which is no complaint. But dig deeper and you'll find lesser-known French holiday jazz records from the 1960s, the kind that sound like a cigarette-smoke-filled Parisian café in December. The programming is almost entirely music with minimal interruptions, though the same tracks do r…