WELTKONZERTE: Les Belles du Swing - in the Passion Church

Everywhere it sparkles, smells of cookies, paths are covered with snow and the reflective season begins. Les Belles du Swing sing, swing and make music their way through Christmas songs in search of new Christmas music with the elegance of tinsel angels.

Unusual arrangements of well-known classics and their own new compositions allow the glittering season to be celebrated to the fullest. The multiple award-winning Berlin swing band presents its idiosyncratic version of a Christmas jazz ritual in a concert for everyone who wants to spend Christmas relaxed and in a good mood.

Smooth songs, playful and tongue-in-cheek in clever interpretations, make it audible with how much attention to detail the reverent material is treated. With some songs, you don't recognize the Christmas classic until a few bars in. The songs never slip into the "sugary" with their jazzy delivery, but are refreshingly contemporary and create a light-footed Christmas party atmosphere that is fun to listen to.