Swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring their holiday show to Taft Theatre on December 2.
For 32 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique take on American swing and jazz music has thrilled audiences around the world, while their unique and spirited “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” has become an eagerly anticipated annual family event.
Fun arrangements of classic holiday songs in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy style include: Jingle Bells, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, and Winter Wonderland. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is “Andrew’s Sisters” meets the blues, and the just as classic Heat Miser song transports listeners back to another beloved holiday special. The band rips through Chuck Berry’s Run, Run Rudolph, Lou Rawls’ Merry Christmas Baby, and slows things down for Elvis Presley’s Blue Christmas. Detours to New Orleans for Frosty the Snowman, and to the Caribbean for the Calypso A Party for Santa, keep things interesting.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has always made writing original music a priority, and the holidays are no exception. Rockabilly Christmas, Last Night (I Went Out With Santa Claus), Christmas Time in Tinsel Town, and the beautiful and reflective It Feels Like Christmas Time, are the band’s take on the many feelings of the holidays.
Tickets to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Tickets to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy start at $50.
About Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a swing revival band formed in 1989 in Ventura, California by Scotty Morris and Kurt Sodergren. They rose to national prominence after their songs appeared in the 1996 film Swingers, leading to major-label releases and high‑profile performances including the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show in 1999. Today, they remain one of the most enduring ambassadors of modern swing, touring extensively and keeping big‑band energy alive for new generations.
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