You can't argue with the price.

Louis Armstrong was definitely a one-and-only. This CD shows off his skills as both a musician and an entertainer, provided you get the right CD. If the first track on your CD is not "Cool Yule", then you got ripped off! Return it and go get the right one because you'll also be missing "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", and "Christmas Night In Harlem". For some reason, even the "right one" throws in some non-Christmas songs to fill up the CD... I guess that is what you get for a budget price.

"Gone Fishin'" isn't even a Winter time song, but it features Bing Crosby who just sounds Christmas-y.

"Joseph 'N' his Brudders" is based on the Bible, so close enough.

"What A Wonderful World", well, everybody loves that song, don't they?



Along with "Cool Yule", some of the other stand-out Christmas tracks include "'Zat You Santa Claus?" and Satchmo's unique reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas". It's hard to describe his duet (with Velma Middleton) on "Baby It's Cold Outside". He either couldn't remember his part of the lyrics, or just felt like making up some new ones. Either way, it's pretty funny.

While it's not perfect, it's arguable the best Christmas CD you'll get for this price. Just make sure you get the right one!

CD NOT AS DESCRIBED!!!

I received this CD in December of 2003. Five songs listed in the song samples were NOT on this CD: 1. Cool Yule, 2. White Christmas, 5. Winter Wonderland, 6. Christmas Night in Harlem, 9. Joseph 'N His Brudders. Very disappointing. Three songs that were on the CD, but not listed in the song samples were: Hello Dolly, Blue Moon, A Kiss to Build a Dream On. None of which are Christmas songs!? This CD contains 10 Songs, not 12!!!

Not as advertised

This did not come with the songs listed. Hello Dolly and other songs were added and some songs removed. Is the same as the disc that comes with Christmas in New Orleans.