The Gino Rosaria Christmas Special

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Experience holiday magic with jazz artists Gino Rosaria, B.K. Jackson and Erin Stevenson.

Experience the holiday magic of Gino Rosaria’s Annual Christmas Charity Jazz Concert! Recorded at the WSRE Amos Performance Studio in Pensacola, this music special features Billboard charting artists Gino Rosaria, B.K. Jackson and Erin Stevenson, supporting scholarships for music and arts education with festive community spirit and world-class jazz!

12/05/2025

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The Gino Rosaria Christmas Special

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12/05/2025

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(music playing) (Jingle Bells melody playing) Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh Over the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob tails ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight (music melody) Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rockin' around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing, let's be jolly Let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Rockin around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday. And everyone's dancing merrily in the old fashioned way. rocking around the Christmas tree. At the Christmas party hop The mistletoe's hung where you can see every couple tries to stop Rocking around the Christmas tree Have the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feeling when yo Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday. Everyone dancin' merrily In the new old-fashioned way (My Favorite Things melody) (melody shift) Weather outside is frightful But this fire is so delightful and since we've no place to go So let it snow, let it snow. It's showing no signs of stopping it. and I've got some corn for popping We need to turn this lights down low let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (Let it Snow melody) Oh, this fire is slowly dying. And you and me, we're still good byeing And as long as you love me so let it snow, let it snow, let it snow now you two behave yourselves, okay? Be good. Behave yourself. Gino.... (piano and saxophone melody) (music playing) Thank you so much. So, Gina. Rosaria, everybody. How about a round of applause for the lovely Miss Erin Stevenson? And I go by the name of BK Jackson. (piano playing) (melodic jazz music playing) (applause) Thank you so much.

Thank you so much. We're going to welcome back onto the stage Miss Erin Stevinson I want to do one of mine I'm ready now- bass. Give me some keys Yeah. Your hands together like this is not a Christmas song, but the lyrics still apply. The statement coming on strong. And the fire without the flame.

No. Mother nature gave me two hands to hold you Yeah, I'm not talking. on the day of days Go get in the way.

You are. Never get a thing for ever. Be I day I never understand why people to me go ask me what I need I need your loving And that's the bottom line I need your loving And just a little time I need your loving that's the bottom line I need your loving And just a little time this good to just just a little loving Na na na na na na na na na na na na. Love. Here we go.

Ya'll. Can't come in I'm so glad that you're mine I, I don't want the rhythm without rhyme No easy feeling though your luck is getting better. Say you need me never and together. But God I'm with you I can hear now what you looking for. Love in your pocket. But I feel it in my bones. That you just can't win. oh ask me what I need I need your loving And that's the bottom line I need your loving Oh, it's a little time to nothing. And that's the bottom line I need your loving Just a little time Just a little loving Na na na na na na na That I'm just looking at how I'm feeling. Can I get some guitar? Love? Alrighty, give it to me. For the love. Give me your love. Give me love. Oh, hey I give you all of need to. To love and ask me what I need I need to your love.

And. And that's the bottom line I need to keep I said give me your love I want to love the I need it, I need your love. Your ready.

Take me up, take me up, take. Try to take your. Yeah I said give me up. To run up I need, I need to, gotta tell me. Do it. Say take it up, pick it up. Hey hey hey hey hey now I don't care what the world says. Yeah, honey, I need, I need you to go Just a little time Right? I'll be. baby If you feel you baby. oh your own up. Break it down Well, love, they say love don't cost a thing money. And all those fancy things. They don't celebrate happiness. But I know what does I need to spend. Not love I need to love it. Give it to me, give it to me. Love. Oh, I need to love. Y'all ready? I need to love you Not too much, too soon. So say no. Not too much too soon. Right? Thanks so. Well, this next song I'd like to do, it's a lot softer. Fellas, make some noise. Hey!

Oh, no no no no no. All the men even up there make some noise. Listen, they got Gino and BK Unfortunately, you stuck with me. I wrote this song called Smooth Soul and I wrote it because I'm fellows, you don't have to try, ladies, if you still like a gentleman, even if he's your husband, you got to remind them sometimes. If you like a gentleman lady, say, yeah. And fellas, there's nothing wrong with just doing Not saying, but doing and being cool with it They.

I wrote a song about it. I said my heart to all the fellows we love you and here you go. Smooth soul I'm lost. Lost in the groove of you. Getting caught, And I can't seem to shake it. loose. I play when I hear you speak my name. That wicked emotions. Sweet surrender. Have no shame. You're the quiet kind Only truths, no lies no reason for running. oh yeah Yeah. You're so smooth. You do love you. Do you do it. You've got soul baby. Oh, you play. You're a bad bad man And besides, hang on every word you say. Everything. The nearness of you takes my breath away. I'm drowning in deeper deep right. But I, I call resistance. Getting on the weaker.

I'm. I'm willing to risk all cause no matter. Who's in view The rhythm pulls me to you. And no other play sure will do what's true. I'm your fool and it's cool cause you're so smooth. And oh. You do play.

You. You've got soul baby Oh, he's super bad I'ma let her go again on this. guitar (guitar solo) You're quiet. Quiet and shy. Oh.

Am I the truth? Tell me the truth. Don't tell me no. lies cause it's true I'm your fool. and it's cool yes you. But what you do, what you do. Me, baby, you fly solo. Yes you do go for what? Oh yeah. Oh, baby. Oh, yes, that's for one. what you do There you go. Got that right there. Right where you want me to get you. how do you do what you do smooth fellas, be cool. Don't try. Just do you got to know. Yeah that do it the. What do you do now?

Here's what I like. Cool calm and positive. With love to get smooth.

So. He's got quiet power. It makes me high, smooth.

So. a little smooth. Oh.

Ooh, ooh. Yeah. let's welcome back Gino and BK (Jazz music playing) Gino Rosaria everybody Well, I've got a song that was on Billboard. play.

Y'all. Let's say in the Christmas time. Get your hands up.

And. BK Oh tell it on the mountain Over the hill. and everywhere Tell it on the mountain. Jesus, Jesus. Jesus Christ is born Why don't you go, go and tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere. why don't you go and tell it on the mountain Jesus. Jesus Christ is born Tell it on the mountain. The mountains.

On the hill. Ring anywhere. Call it on the mountain that Jesus. My Jesus. Jesus Christ is born na na na na Why don't you... oh You tell me. Tell me. I'm up to you.

Jesus. I can't just go home and tell. I go and tell some somebody. Come and tell. somebody Should we get them involved ya'll what are we gonna do Come on now, I know we got some more singers out there. we got anymore singer out there And down we do. I need y'all to sing this really loud. I'll tell you what to do. So repeat after me, okay. Everybody say, hey, I. Hey, yeah, yeah, go and tell somebody I say yeah, yeah, yeah. go and tell somebody I say, go and tell somebody. (saxophone playing) Go right.

Say. I, I gotta, I, hey hey Oh, hey, go tell somebody and Jesus Christ is come, come and tell somebody Tell somebody.

Oh. Tell them tell somebody some. Hey, you never. tell somebody And then I'm gonna tell ten. Oh, I. Tell.

You. I really want to do this.

I'm. Okay. If you're gonna do it, you gotta do it. Do it right. Yeah. Let it simmer. Let's do it.

Let's do it.

Let's do. I recognize this. Whoa! Go on girl Do that right thing. (music playing) the way you make me feel you knock me off my feet my lonely days are gone Thank you so much. We've had a great time putting this show together. I want to thank Gino for allowing me to come back to Pensacola, Florida. To hang out with some amazing people. It's it's been crazy. He gave me a call and said, hey, B.K.

would love for you to come back. I said, of course I would love to come back. I had such said, you know, I think I want to bring a singer in. And I said, okay, well, who are you think? And we, we went through a list of names, mostly the ones that that I was throwing out and just trying to see. And he was like, no, no, no. What do you think about Erin Stevenson? So my question to you guys is we know Gino, you know me. What do you think of Aaron Stevenson? It's just a great time. We played so many Christmas songs, if you guys don't mind. I wrote this particular song I told you guys realized was that in everything that we go through, there's a silver lining in any bad situation.

My. My biological father brought me into the world. My stepdad introduced my mom to jazz, which led me to the saxophone, which leads me to Pensacola, Florida. On a great day like this in front of you guys. So I would love to play the song for the third single off my last album, life of the party. It's called Silver Lining. Yeah. (Soulful Jazz playing) (Soulful Jazz playing) Thank you so much. (Jazz music playing) (Jazz music playing) BK Jackson ya'll Gino Rosaria Should we bring up somebody back to the stage? You know, let's bring Erin back on the stage about that. Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Erin Stevenson. You know what, y'all? Can we get back to Christmas for a second? Gino asked us earlier. He said, what does Christmas mean to you? And I said, I wrote a song about it. Remember? I said I was going to tell you about later. But before we get to it, because they sound so cool back here. Can I get you to snap your fingers? We got this camer rolling We need some good fingers.

Snap.

Shall. Yeah, it's real cool. It's very honest.

It's really grown. But it's all about Christmas Y'all ready?

Fellas? Here we go.

Stay right there. It's finally here. I'm waiting on you. Same little thing. It is still pinching. October's over.

Thanksgiving day. Now all I wanna do is Christmas time with you Know you want to do this next part. Next. We want you. Hallmark movies. Snuggle up by the fire. You pretend you don't like them. But I know you're lying. Cause we watch them again. So we know how they end. But all I wanna do is Christmas time with you Peace. Joy.

Magic. Cinnamon kisses Sugary treats Tis the season to be with who you love. But hey, I don't need sparkly things. We can watch the city lights. I don't need you under the trees. Just take your time tonight. Your presence is my presence. It.

And honey, that's all right. Cause all I wanna do is Christmas time with you. If you fellas break it down. finger snaps Ooh, yeah, baby. I wish you a merry Christmas. I don't care, no. Cause you're here. This joy. magical things Cinnamon kisses sugary treats Tis the season to be with who you love Oh, we can play in the snow. I take the sleigh ride I stay home all day and mistletoe all night. Make my hot cocoa naughty. With the shots of something nice. And then I'm doing Christmas time with you. I'm baby with you. I just wanna celebrate with you. Tis the season to be happy. Yeah, yeah. Christmas time with you A Christmas time I love you, I do. The Christmas time I'm happiest with you. The Christmas time. With you.

And I love with you. At Christmas time I love you I tell Christmas time. I'm happy at. With you Christmas time. And all I want to do is Christmas time with you. Merry Christmas. to all a happy new year To hang out with some amazing people. It's it's been crazy. He gave me a call and said, hey, B.K.

would love for you to come back. I said, of course I would love to come back. I had such a good time last year. And he said, you know, I think I want to bring a singer in. And I said, okay, well, who are you think? And we, we went through a list of names, mostly the ones that that I was throwing out and just trying to see. And he was like, no, no, no. What do you think about Aaron Stevenson? So my question to I'm. An.

Amateur. And I love.

The. Finer. Stuff and I some to. La la la la la la la la la I have money down the. I got I never I but the. Money.

I. Have made up my money. I'm doing. I'm an iron man I, I know that I, I love it and I love and I Says you know this. Move.

I don't want her help me!

Stay. Oh, this is for nothing. All the way. There's no stops. Hungry, making spirits bright. But for niggas to hide and seek a face of tonight. seek a face of tonight. A man and a. I love to.

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One. Experience the holiday magic of Gino Rosario's annual Christmas charity jazz concert, recorded at the Amos Performance Studio in Pensacola. supporting scholarships for music and arts education with festive community spirit and world class jazz. Experience the holiday magic of Gino Rosario's annual Christmas charity jazz concert, recorded at the famous Performance studio in Pensacola. This music special features Billboard charting artists Gino Rosaria, B.K. Jackson and Aaron Stevenson