Cranberry Flick Christmas Show.

Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton.

Cranberry Flick are a seven piece band consisting of Angie Jean, Glenn Martin, Ken Morrell, Roy Carney, Leon Wade, Sean Garavan and Mike Burton.

Defining their music is not so easy as they cover quite a few genres, from blues and rock n roll to jazz. This Christmas Show encompasses the above plus a smattering of classic Christmas songs like the sexy "Santa Baby", "Merry Christmas Everyone", "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday","Jingle Bell Rock", plus tracks from their recorded albums, including one of my favourites that they have covered, "A Night Like This".

Cranberry Flick celebrate ten years together, and that shows because they are a tight combo who can have fun on stage, and the kind of fun that doesn't look forced, the comedy is natural even if some of Glenn's jokes should have stayed within the cracker.....only joking Glenn.

This band look after their audience, for instance, the layout at The Duchess Theatre has a cabaret vibe with tables and chairs, leaving room for some enthusiastic dancers to swing and jive the night away. On the tables there were mince pies, there was a spot prize for the initial dancers and there was banter both on and off stage. Glenn even ventured out into the audience with his trombone.

I last saw the Cranberry Flick Christmas Show back in 2015; Goodness knows why I left it so long to repeat the experience. A wonderfully seasonal party atmosphere was created and enjoyed by all.

You may have missed this one off show but 2023 looks to be as busy for this excellent band as it has been over the last decade, so if you get the chance to see Angie, without her shoes, and the rest of the band with plenty of soul, bag yourself a ticket.