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No Words Music #66: A Very Instrumental Christmas

Recorded December 19, 2024 on progrock.com

  1. Joy to the World – A Proggy Christmas (2012) – The Prog World Orchestra 
  2. Christmas Time is Here – Guitars for Christmas (2003) – Joe Negri 
  3. The Arctic Flyer – The Wizards of Winter (2014) – The Wizards of Winter
  4. Flight of the Snow Angels – The Magic of Winter (2015) – The Wizards of Winter
  5. Holly Herald – The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003) – Jethro Tull
  6. A Winter Snowscape – The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003) – Jethro Tull
  7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – A Christmas Album (2002) – California Guitar Trio
  8. Carol of the Bells – A Christmas Album (2002) – California Guitar Trio
  9. Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) – A Christmas Album (2002) – California Guitar Trio
  10. O Come All Ye Faithful – Christmas Variations (2020) – Rick Wakeman
  11. Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Christmas Variations (2020) – Rick Wakeman
  12. The Nutcracker Suite (1960) by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra 
    • Overture
    • Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)
    • Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
    • Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
    • Entr’acte
    • The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
    • Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
    • Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
    • Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
  13. Boughs of Holly – The Christmas Attic (1998) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  14. Lullaby Night – Letters From the Labyrinth (2015) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  15. Christmas Jazz – The Lost Christmas Eve (2004) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  16. Wizards in Winter – The Lost Christmas Eve (2004) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  17. The First Noel – Winter Nights (1999) – Al DiMeola
  18. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Winter Nights (1999) – Al DiMeola
  19. Tannenbaum – A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
  20. Linus And Lucy – A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
  21. The Christmas Song – A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – Vince Guaraldi Trio

No Words Music #49: 10 for 2023

Recorded on December 21, 2023 on progrock.com Storm in a Teacup - Lotus Unfolding (2023) - Ozric Tentacles Under bar himmel - Prima Materia (2023) - Agusa Starchild - Renaissance (2023) - Asura I Swear I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The...

No Words Music #48: No Words Atlanta

Recorded December 7, 2023 on progrock.com This episode features artists in the No Words Atlanta festival line-up and a conversation with its founder, Ann Wood, taking place in Atlanta, GA USA on December 28, 2023. Visit www.nowordsatl.com for more information and...

No Words Music #47: Autumn Chill

Recorded October 26, 2023 on progrock.com The Sound of Dreams (Third Movement) - The Sound of Dreams (2020) - David Minasian ft. Steve Hackett Western Sunset - Envy of None (2022) - Envy of None September - Private Parts & Pieces V: Twelve (1985) - Anthony...

No Words Music #46: Eno & Friends

Recorded October 5, 2023 on progrock.com Ho Renomo - Cluster & Eno (1977) - Cluster & Eno The Plateau of Mirror - Ambient 2: The Plateau of Mirror (1980) - Harold Budd & Brian Eno Steam - Spinner (1995) - Brian Eno & Jah Wobble Motion in Field -...

No Words Music #45: Almost No Words

Recorded September 21, 2023 on progrock.com Overture - The Whirlwind (2009) - Transatlantic Motherland - Motherland (2014) - Simon Godfrey Dream Vision - Motions of Desire (2005) - Magic Pie The Golden Arc - The Persimmon Tree - Vier (2018) - Perfect Beings Onwards -...

No Words Music #44: The 90s

Recorded August 10, 2023 on progrock.com Cliffs of Dover - Ah Via Musicom (1990) - Eric Johnson Elvis at the Hop - Tribal Tech (1991) - Tribal Tech Cryin’ - The Extremist (1992) - Joe Satriani You Make Me Smile - Lucky Man (1993) - Dave Koz Cluster One - The Division...

No Words Music #43: 1976 Revolution Rematch

Recorded July 6, 2023 on progrock.com Los Endos - A Trick of the Tail (1976) - Genesis Red & Orange - Oh Yeah? (1976) - Jan Hammer Group Good Clean Filth - Velvet Darkness (1976) - Allan Holdsworth Black Napkins - Zoot Allures (1976) - Frank Zappa Blue Wind...

No Words Music #42: Presenter’s Choice 2

Recorded June 15, 2023 on progrock.com George and Nihal / Prog n Roll: Sylvia - Focus III (1973) - Focus Muleta - Hot Rail (2000) - Calexico Peter Prog / Epic Mondays and Check It Out Freedom - Western Skies EP (2020) - Echo Rain Earthrise - Single Release (2023) -...

No Words Music #41: Instrumentals in Space

Recorded May 18, 2023 on progrock.com Sputnik - Race for Space (2015) - Public Service Broadcasting Kuiper Belt - Somewhere in This Universe, Somebody Hits a Drum (2019) - Yuval Ron I Believe in Astronauts - Somewhere in This Universe, Somebody Hits a Drum (2019) -...