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 Allen ToussaintNew Orleans Christmas Release Date: 1997 10 07 Running Time: 51:46 Label: NYNO Records Rating:  |
Allen Toussaint is the epitome of the essence of New Orleans music; here he does Christmas songs with the two genres forming a perfect meld. We have some of the essentials -- "Silent Night, Holy Night," and "Winter Wonderland" (as done by Allen on solo piano), and "Jingle Bells" (with the New Birth Brass Band) -- and a few other standards done in non-sappy ways, along with several other not-so-familiar Christmas songs, all performed by the cream of New Orleans musicians. There are blues, Second Line, rhythm & blues, and jazz, all represented in a coherent manner, and newcomer Grace Darling acquits herself well. Bob Gottlieb, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Christmas This Year | Hamilton | 5:31 |
| 2 | We Three Kings | Hopkins, Hopkins | 4:21 |
| 3 | New Year's Resolution | Parker, Irving, Frierson, Catron, Catron | 4:23 |
| 4 | Santa's Second Line | James, Hingle, Andrews, Hunter | 4:15 |
| 5 | Silent Night | Gruber, Mohr | 2:12 |
| 6 | Christmas Comes But Once a Year | Schubert, Milburn | 2:53 |
| 7 | Christmas in New Orleans | Sherman, VanWinkle | 4:11 |
| 8 | Jingle Bells | Pierpont, Pierpont | 2:21 |
| 9 | O Holy Night | Adam, Dwight | 7:26 |
| 10 | Christmas Song | Wells, Torme | 3:46 |
| 11 | Winter Wonderland | Smith, Bernard | 1:31 |
| 12 | Do You Hear What I Hear? | Regney, Shane, Shayne | 4:28 |
| 13 | Merry Christmas, Baby | Moore, Brown, Baxter, Moore | 4:57 |
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