Swing Into Christmas
Programme
Programme includes:
Let It Snow
This Christmas
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
There’s No Business Like Show Business
and many more
Performers
Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Mike Paul-Smith conductor
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the 30-piece Down for the Count Swing Orchestra returns with its much-loved annual seasonal treat, Swing Into Christmas! Gather your loved ones for a joyful set of festive and non-festive classics as you’ve never experienced them before.
This is a Christmas spectacular like no other – the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is one of the largest swing bands currently touring the UK. Directed by conductor and compère Mike Paul-Smith and featuring some of the UK’s top vocalists and instrumentalists, the acclaimed ‘big band with strings’ recreates the sounds of Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Judy Garland in a unique extravaganza of music, stories and on-stage camaraderie which has endeared the ensemble to audiences up and down the country year after year.
Audiences of all ages will be captivated by fresh arrangements of iconic songs such as ‘Let It Snow’, ‘This Christmas’, ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ and ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’ alongside many other favourites – all performed in authentic big-band-with-strings style.
The Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is one of the UK’s most highly-regarded vintage ensembles, having sold out numerous shows at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, The London Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall and more.
It may be cold outside, but a night with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is guaranteed to leave you in the warm glow of the holiday spirit.
Duration: approx. 2 hours 45 mins (incl. interval)
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Ticket Information
£54.50, £44.50, £36.50, £29.50
Concessions (not available online):
• Under 16s: half price
• Students in full-time education: 30% off
All prices include a £4.50 transaction fee per booking (not per ticket), which applies to all online bookings. No booking fee applies to Encore members or bookings made in person at the box office. See booking information for details, payment methods and delivery options.
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Performances
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Monday 28 December 2026, 5pm - Tuesday 29 December 2026, 7pm
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