Grammy-nominated swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will mix holiday tunes with their blend of high-energy and old-school styles tonight at McCain Auditorium.

"Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swingin' Holiday Party" will feature yuletide classics like "Blue Christmas," "Jingle Bells" and "We Three Kings" reworked into a big band style performance set. They will also sing some newer songs like "Zat You Santa Claus?" and "Mr. Heatmiser" from the 70s-era claymation television special, "The Year Without Santa Claus."

Todd Holmberg, executive director of McCain, said he thought it was important to bring the band to campus as part of the McCain Performance Series, as he thinks it will appeal to a broad audience.

Holmberg said K-State tries to bring big groups with mass appeal to advance K-State's mission of engaging the university and surrounding community. He said the "mass appeal" of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is "caused by the universal element of swing music, so old and young people will find swing music very fun and very appealing."

The performance will start at 7:30 tonight. Tickets prices are $12.50 for K-State students and children; $23 for faculty, senior citizens and military members and $25 for the general public.