ROCKLAND — Swing and jazz band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring their “Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party” to the Strand Theatre stage on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. In addition to fun arrangements of classic holiday songs, the band will perform original tunes that range from rockabilly to beautiful and reflective styles. The show is appropriate for all ages.

“For 30 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique take on American swing and jazz music has thrilled audiences around the world, while their unique and spirited ‘Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party’ has become an eagerly anticipated annual family event,” said the Strand, in a news release. “Drawing on a rich catalog of holiday classics and Christmas originals from the band’s two full length holiday albums, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy brings its world-renowned live show, and fun and quirky take on the holidays, to Rockland.”

Fun arrangements of classic holiday songs in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy style include: “Jingle Bells,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” and “Winter Wonderland.” The band rips through Chuck Berry’s “Run, Run Rudolph,” Lou Rawls’ “Merry Christmas Baby,” and slows things down for Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas.” Detours to New Orleans for “Frosty the Snowman”, and to the Caribbean for the Calypso “A Party for Santa,” keep things interesting. The band takes a moment to reflect on the beauty and spirituality of the holidays with their moving arrangement of “We Three Kings.”

Tickets are $65/General Admission. Beer and wine will be available at concessions. To buy tickets, or for more information, visit www.rocklandstrand.com or call (207) 594-0070. 

The Strand Theatre is located at 345 Main Street, Rockland.