{"product_id":"louis-armstrong-louis-wishes-you-a-cool-yule-1","title":"Louis Armstrong - Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouis Wishes You a Cool Yule gathers Satchmo's festive sides into one warm, swinging holiday record, as cheerful as a brass band at the front door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmstrong cut a string of seasonal songs for Decca in the fifties, and they've been brightening Decembers ever since. First compiled in this form in 2022, the collection brings those recordings together with a few welcome extras, including his reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas, recorded at home near the end of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCool Yule, recorded with The Commanders, sets the tone with a hip, finger-snapping groove and that unmistakable gravel-and-honey voice. 'Zat You, Santa Claus? is a playful slice of Christmas Eve suspense, and Christmas in New Orleans takes the celebration back to his hometown. Elsewhere, a much-loved seasonal standard shows how tender Armstrong could be with a well-worn melody.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, he treats every song like a party he's thrilled to be hosting, trumpet bright, timing loose and joy turned all the way up. There's a flirty duet with Velma Middleton and a late-career classic too, so the mood moves from mischievous to misty-eyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a holiday record built to come out every December, and on vinyl it sounds exactly like the season should.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67761823580450,"sku":"602455735690","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Louis_Armstrong-Louis_Wishes_You_a_Cool_Yule.jpg?v=1794309742","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/louis-armstrong-louis-wishes-you-a-cool-yule-1","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}