On Happy Holidays!, The Dave Palmer Trio brings together their collective world-class musicianship to deliver tasteful jazz interpretations of holiday classics. The result is a record that sounds both spontaneous and timeless, performed and arranged with an emphasis on the trio’s penchant for swing-oriented, composition-driven jazz. We spoke with Palmer about the making of Happy Holidays!, his favorite Christmas albums, jazz artists he’s been digging, and the Philadelphia music scene.