Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule, Vinyl / 12" Album Vinyl

Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule Vinyl / 12" Album

by Louis Armstrong

Vinyl / 12" Album

In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours

Description

Beloved around the world just like Santa Claus himself, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong devoted his life to 'the cause of happiness', as he once put it, giving the gift of joy every time he put his trumpet to his lips or crooned with his gravel voice. Since his passing, his music has become synonymous with the holiday season, his golden trumpet tone still able to cut through the din of even the most bustling shopping mall. And he never released a holiday album! 'Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule', is the first Louis Armstrong Christmas record ever and presents his holiday tracks as cohesive body of work for the first time. Includes: six Decca singles from the 1950s, a pair of duets with two of his favourite vocal partners, Ella Fitzgerald and Velma Middleton, and 'What a Wonderful World,' which has become something of a year-long hymn of hope. Includes a previously unheard recording of Louis' touching reading of Samuel Clement Moore's poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (also known as 'The Night Before Christmas'), with fellow New Orleans jazz icon Sullivan Fortner providing a gorgeous musical underbed.

Track Listing

  1. Cool Yule 2.54
  2. Winter Wonderland 3.00
  3. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (With Ella Fitzgerald) 3.10
  4. Zat You Santa Claus? 2.47
  5. Christmas in New Orleans 2.54
  6. White Christmas 2.40
  7. Christmas Night in Harlem 2.38
  8. Baby, It's Cold Outside (With Velma Middleton) 2.41
  9. Moments to Remember 3.09
  10. What a Wonderful World 2.18
  11. Reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (With Sullivan Fortner, Piano Accompaniment) 6.21

Information

£30.29

In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Track Listing

  1. Cool Yule 2.54
  2. Winter Wonderland 3.00
  3. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (With Ella Fitzgerald) 3.10
  4. Zat You Santa Claus? 2.47
  5. Christmas in New Orleans 2.54
  6. White Christmas 2.40
  7. Christmas Night in Harlem 2.38
  8. Baby, It's Cold Outside (With Velma Middleton) 2.41
  9. Moments to Remember 3.09
  10. What a Wonderful World 2.18
  11. Reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (With Sullivan Fortner, Piano Accompaniment) 6.21

Information

Also by Louis Armstrong  |  View all

Louis and the Good Book (Bonus Tracks...

£15.69

Add to Basket

A rare batch of Satch

£8.25

Pre-Order

Vocal Duets

£18.85

Add to Basket

Classics

£22.85

Pre-Order