Calypso Christmas with Charlie and the Tropicales

Our surf Christmas episode inadvertently laid the groundwork for
this week’s, which focuses largely on Calypso Christmas music.
New Orleans’ Charlie and the Tropicales released Presents for
Everyone, an album of Calypso Christmas songs, in 2023.


This week I’m talking to trombone player and bandleader Charlie
Halloran about the album, Calypso Christmas music, Mighty
Sparrow, tiki bars, and being a working working musician in New
Orleans. We talk briefly about an indispensable Calypso Christmas
album, A Calypso Christmas, which includes classic tracks by Lord
Kitchener, Lord Nelson, The Mighty Spoiler and more. You can find
it in the digital marketplaces.  


You can get Presents for Everyone on vinyl on Charlie and the
Tropicales’ Bandcamp page, and you can also find a digital
version of their new album, Jump Up, which we hear in today’s
episode. We also talk about Mighty Sparrow Christmas music, which
is available through the digital download stores.


I finish this episode with another New Orleans project, Haunted
House Party and music from last year’s The Spirits of Christmas.
The DJ-oriented beat tape for the holidays is also available in
all formats including vinyl on the Haunted House Party Bandcamp
page.