We Wish You A Merry Jazzed-Up Christmas was first written in 2002 for an open air carol service in Altrincham, Cheshire. It underwent a number of further revisions in the following years, becoming very popular at Altrincham Boys’ Grammar School with both performers and audience alike. It was played at school concerts and also at the end of a carol service, where it was supposed to be used as exit music, but when we finished playing it, all the boys were still sat in their places, as they had bee...