VA - The Stash Christmas Album (1985)

A must for any blues or jazz fan, this 15-track compilation is highlighted by several performances from Louis Armstrong – "Cool Yule," "Zat You, Santa Claus," "Christmas in New Orleans," and his last recording, his 1971 recitation of "The Night Before Christmas," which is worth the price of admission and perhaps the greatest reading of this children's perennial on record. Plus Ella Fitzgerald's "Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney," Clarence Williams's "Santa Claus Blues" (with Armstrong and Sidney Bechet); Fat's Waller's "Swingin' Them Jingle Bells," and more.

Tracklist:

A1 – Lightning Hopkins – Merry Christmas (2:46)
A2 – Clarence Williams Blue Five – Santa Claus Blues (2:38)
A3 – Ozie Ware & Duke Ellington's Hot Five – Santa Claus, Bring Back My Man (3:01)
A4 – Putney Dandridge And His Swing Band – Santa Claus Came In The Spring (2:59)
A5 – Harry Reser & His Orchestra – Santa Caus Is Coming To Town (2:49)
A6 – Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra – Christmas Night In Harlem (3:27)
A7 – Ted Weems And His Orchestra – Winter Wonderland (2:46)
A8 – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra & The Rhythmakers – Jingle Bells (2:34)
B1 – Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra – Merry Christmas Baby (3:23)
B2 – Ella Fitzgerald – Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney (3:10)
B3 – Dinah Washington – Silent Night (2:24)
B4 – Louis Armstrong & The Commanders – Cool Yule (2:58)
B5 – Louis Armstrong & The Commanders – 'Zat You, Santa Claus (2:51)
B6 – Louis Armstrong & The Commanders – Christmas In New Orleans (2:56)
B7 – Louis Armstrong – The Night Before Christmas (5:35)