Description
Release Date: 1997
Label: Hip-O Records
Track List
- Christmas In New Orleans – Louis Armstrong & Benny Carter Orchestra
- White Christmas – Louis Armstrong with Gordan Jenkins & His Orchestra
- Silent Night – Dinah Washington
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – Mel Torme
- Christmas Night In Harlem – Louis Armstrong & The Benny Carter Orchestra
- It’s Christmas Time Again – Peggy Lee with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires
- Cool Yule – Louis Armstrong & The Commanders
- Merry Christmas Baby – Lionel Hampton with Vocal Chorus by Sonny Parker
- ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Louis Armstrong & The Commanders
- Santa Baby – Ertha Kitt with Henri Rene & His Orchestra
- Jingle Bells – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Lena Horne
- May Everyday Be Christmas – Louis Jordan & His Orchestra
- Winter Wonderland – Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
Notes
This album is the only Christmas package in existence to contain both sides of all 3 Christmas singles Armstrong recorded for Decca. These 6 singles have been carefully matched with holiday music from some of the greats of the genre – from Dinah Washington to Mel Torme, from Louis Jordan to Eartha Kitt and an astounding assortment of artists in between. Highlights include “White Christmas” by Louis Armstrong, “Silent Night” by Dinah Washington, “Merry Christmas Baby” by Lionel Hampton and more.
