While Mary and the dogs are out, I am listening to a Putumayo CD that I have grown fond of, “New Orleans Christmas”– it says, “Deck the halls with
soul, jazz, and blues holiday classics from the Big Easy.” Here’s a link to the Putumayo site on it: http://www.putumayo.com/en/catalog_item.php?album_id=224.We have a tradition of buying a new Christmas CD every year; this New Orleans one is our purchase of the year. It makes me a little happy to know that a portion is going to the New Orleans area Habitat for Humanity.
Also, it gives me pause to think of a couple of my Booz Allen friends – Jon Cohn and Will Rowe, who each went down to the city and gave some time and manual labor rebuilding things. Jon brought me back a Big Easy coffee cup as a souvenir of his trip, come to think of it, I think he has gone down there more than once. Good on you, Jon!
Here’s the playlist for the Putumayo CD:
· Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town – Big Al Carson with Lars Edegran and his Santa Claus Revelers
· Christmas in New Orleans – James Andrews
· ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Ingrid Lucia
· Silver Bells – Heritage Hall Jazz Band with Greg Stafford
· I’ll be Home for Christmas – Banu Gibson and the New Orleans Hot Jazz
· Please Come Home for Christmas – Papa Don Vappie’s New Orleans Jazz Band
· God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Ellis Marsalis
· White Christmas – John Boutte
· Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Topsy Chapman with Lars Edegran and his Santa Claus Revelers
· Santa’s Second Line – New Birth Brass Band
· Holiday Time in New Orleans – Dukes of Dixieland
Also, we bought the CD for last year too late to enjoy it during the season, so this is the first year we’ve really had a chance to listen to it: Billy Idol’s “Happy Holiday.” This is a real treat, mates. You can probably find it on his myspace page – www.myspace.com/billyidol - we’ve been listening to it in the car. And to hear Billy Idol sing “We all need some Christmas Love” just warms the cockles.
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