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A Jolly Bolly Christmas CD
The world's first Bollywood comedy Christmas CD features vibrant, heart-warming Bollywood and Bhangra versions of Christmas classics that will make you smile and dance. It includes original songs in Hindi and Punjabi, together with short comedy sketches - a fun Christmas tale!
Track Listing
1. Deck the Halls (instrumental)
2. We Wish you a Merry Christmas (instrumental)
3. Introduction Frank Warren
4. Bhangra Santa looks for a wrapping service
5. Patel Wrap (recorded message by Kuljit Bhamra)
6. Randhir the red-nosed Rudolph is too ill to work
7. Christmas hai Pyara - Shahid & chorus
8. Bhangra Santa hires a self-drive sleigh
9. Jingle Bell - Preet Nihal & chorus
10. Sat Navinder takes control
11. A Jolly Bolly Christmas (theme tune)
12. Larry Smith arrives at the Sidhu home
13. Eat Eat Eat Eat! - Chandy Nath
14. Sat Navinder begins to lose focus
15. Ding Dong Merrily on High - Shahid & chorus
16. Larry helps Harbans write a song
17. Sat Navinder needs to take a break
18. The Smiths & Hari arrive
19. Merry Christmas Everyone! - Premi Johal & chorus
20. A Multicultural Christmas!
21. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (instrumental)
22. One big mixed-up family!
23. Silent Night - Shahid
24. Christmas Traditions
25. We Wish you a Merry Christmas - Punjabi chorus
26. Sat Navinder & Bhangra Santa, lost in space
27. And so... Frank Warren
28. Meri Kismat (a festive poem Chaman Lal Chaman)
29. Auld Lang Syne (instrumental)
2. We Wish you a Merry Christmas (instrumental)
3. Introduction Frank Warren
4. Bhangra Santa looks for a wrapping service
5. Patel Wrap (recorded message by Kuljit Bhamra)
6. Randhir the red-nosed Rudolph is too ill to work
7. Christmas hai Pyara - Shahid & chorus
8. Bhangra Santa hires a self-drive sleigh
9. Jingle Bell - Preet Nihal & chorus
10. Sat Navinder takes control
11. A Jolly Bolly Christmas (theme tune)
12. Larry Smith arrives at the Sidhu home
13. Eat Eat Eat Eat! - Chandy Nath
14. Sat Navinder begins to lose focus
15. Ding Dong Merrily on High - Shahid & chorus
16. Larry helps Harbans write a song
17. Sat Navinder needs to take a break
18. The Smiths & Hari arrive
19. Merry Christmas Everyone! - Premi Johal & chorus
20. A Multicultural Christmas!
21. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (instrumental)
22. One big mixed-up family!
23. Silent Night - Shahid
24. Christmas Traditions
25. We Wish you a Merry Christmas - Punjabi chorus
26. Sat Navinder & Bhangra Santa, lost in space
27. And so... Frank Warren
28. Meri Kismat (a festive poem Chaman Lal Chaman)
29. Auld Lang Syne (instrumental)
Sample tracks
01 Deck the Halls02 We Wish you a Merry Christmas (Instrumental)03 Introduction to Bhangra Santa story05 Patel Wrap07 Christmas hai Pyara08 SatNavinder - story09 Jingle Bell11 A Jolly Bolly Christmas13 Eat Eat Eat15 Ding Dong Merrily on High19 Merry Christmas Everyone21 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen23 Silent Night25 We Wish you a Merry Christmas28 Meri Kismat29 Auld Lang Syne
Cast and Crew
Kuljit Bhamra
Kara Dee
Shahid
Preemi Johal
Brij Mohan
Keith Errington
Preet Nihal
Chandy Nath
Asha Kingsley
Music
All new music and arrangements by Kuljit Bhamra, except A Jolly Bolly Christmas! theme tune by Kuljit Bhamra / Mangesh Gajjar
Chorus
Mindu Aragon, Nirmal Chadha, Kawsar Habib, Praful Ladwa, Amarjit Lall, Rita Morar, Dalbir Nandra, Isha Nandra, Sonia Panesar, Nimrita Kaur Rasiya, Meera Kaur Rasiya
Musicians
Hanif & Aslam – Mumbai dhols
Kamalbir Nandra – Indian violin
Jonathan Mayer - sitar
Dilraj Bhamra - dhol
Robin Christian - flute
Kuljit Bhamra - tabla, percussion, keyboards, toombi
Mumbai String Orchestra fixed by Amin Akhtar
Recording
Red Fort Studios, Southall:
Narration recorded by Caroline Gannon
Recording assistants Radhika Gajjar, Rupinder Bhamra, Karan Rai
Sound of Music, Mumbai:
Sound engineering: Shakeel Ahmed
Recorded and mixed through PMC TB2SA mk2 loudspeakers: pmc-speakers.com
Kuljit Bhamra plays Korg Wavedrum & Keyboards
All new music and arrangements by Kuljit Bhamra, except A Jolly Bolly Christmas! theme tune by Kuljit Bhamra / Mangesh Gajjar
Chorus
Mindu Aragon, Nirmal Chadha, Kawsar Habib, Praful Ladwa, Amarjit Lall, Rita Morar, Dalbir Nandra, Isha Nandra, Sonia Panesar, Nimrita Kaur Rasiya, Meera Kaur Rasiya
Musicians
Hanif & Aslam – Mumbai dhols
Kamalbir Nandra – Indian violin
Jonathan Mayer - sitar
Dilraj Bhamra - dhol
Robin Christian - flute
Kuljit Bhamra - tabla, percussion, keyboards, toombi
Mumbai String Orchestra fixed by Amin Akhtar
Recording
Red Fort Studios, Southall:
Narration recorded by Caroline Gannon
Recording assistants Radhika Gajjar, Rupinder Bhamra, Karan Rai
Sound of Music, Mumbai:
Sound engineering: Shakeel Ahmed
Recorded and mixed through PMC TB2SA mk2 loudspeakers: pmc-speakers.com
Kuljit Bhamra plays Korg Wavedrum & Keyboards
Comedy Actors
Narration: Frank Warren
Bhangra Santa, Hari Sidhu: Shahid
Harbans Sidhu: Brij Mohan
Preeti Sidhu: Chandy Nath
Larry Smith, Peter Smith: Keith Errington
Stephanie Smith : Kara Dee
Laura Smith: Asha Kingsley
Patel Wrapper: Kuljit Bhamra
Randhir the red-nosed Rudolph: Kuljit Bhamra
Sat Nav voices: Keith Errington, Chandy Nath, Asha Ramaswamy, Rie Yuh & Kuljit Bhamra
Sat Navinder: Chandy Nath
Comedy Sketches
Scripts: Kuljit Bhamra, Keith Errington, Chandy Nath
Bhangra Santa, Smiths and Sidhu stories by Kuljit Bhamra
Assistants: Jerri Daboo & Ammy Phull
Sound effects: Karan Rai, Mandy Bhamra, Dilraj Bhamra, Mark Dhanda
Concept
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Cracker jokes written by Kuljit Bhamra
Illustrations by Lise Taylor-Vebel
CD Design by Satpaul Bhamra
Animations by Radhika Gajjar
Website by Keith Errington
Narration: Frank Warren
Bhangra Santa, Hari Sidhu: Shahid
Harbans Sidhu: Brij Mohan
Preeti Sidhu: Chandy Nath
Larry Smith, Peter Smith: Keith Errington
Stephanie Smith : Kara Dee
Laura Smith: Asha Kingsley
Patel Wrapper: Kuljit Bhamra
Randhir the red-nosed Rudolph: Kuljit Bhamra
Sat Nav voices: Keith Errington, Chandy Nath, Asha Ramaswamy, Rie Yuh & Kuljit Bhamra
Sat Navinder: Chandy Nath
Comedy Sketches
Scripts: Kuljit Bhamra, Keith Errington, Chandy Nath
Bhangra Santa, Smiths and Sidhu stories by Kuljit Bhamra
Assistants: Jerri Daboo & Ammy Phull
Sound effects: Karan Rai, Mandy Bhamra, Dilraj Bhamra, Mark Dhanda
Concept
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Cracker jokes written by Kuljit Bhamra
Illustrations by Lise Taylor-Vebel
CD Design by Satpaul Bhamra
Animations by Radhika Gajjar
Website by Keith Errington