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1.StopWhite Christmas – Louis Armstrong 02:54
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2.Stop'Zat You, Santa Claus? – Louis Armstrong 02:39
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3.StopChristmas in New Orleans – Louis Armstrong 02:22
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4.StopChristmas Night in Harlem – Louis Armstrong 03:06
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5.StopCool Yule – Louis Armstrong 02:39
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6.StopWinter Wonderland – Louis Armstrong 02:59
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7.StopIt's Christmas Time – Peggy Lee 02:55
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8.StopJingle Bells – Duke Ellington 03:22
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9.StopSanta Baby – Eartha Kitt 02:39
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10.StopThe Christmas Song – Mel Tormé 03:26
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11.StopSilent Night – Dinah Washington 02:59
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12.StopMerry Christmas, Baby – Lionel Hampton 02:42
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13.StopMay Every Day Be Christmas – Louis Jordan 03:10
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14.StopSanta Claus Is Coming to Town – Lena Horne 02:59
Although this Christmas compilation is credited to "Louis Armstrong Friends," it's really more aptly categorized as a various artists anthology, since Armstrong only has six of the fourteen tracks. The disc is filled out with seasonal offerings by Dinah Washington, Mel Torme, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Peggy Lee, Eartha Kitt, and Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, mostly from the 1950s. It's pleasant pop-jazz that doesn't rate among the highlights of any of these talented artists' careers. But it makes for an above-average Christmas disc, especially on Lionel Hampton's "Merry Christmas, Baby," Louis Armstrong's "Cool Yule," and Louis Jordan's "May Everyday Be Christmas," which celebrate the holiday with more gutsy hipness than the usual Yuletide fare. Richie Unterberger, Rovi
- Genre: Soundtrack, Vocal, Jazz, Holiday
- Category Vocal Pop, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Cast Recordings, Christmas, Vocal Jazz
- Label: HIP-O RECORDS
- Release Date: October 7, 1997
- Artist: Armstrong Louis
- Additional Artist: Eartha Kitt (Performer), Duke Ellington (Performer), Dinah Washington (Performer), Louis Jordan (Performer), Peggy Lee (Vocals), Louis Armstrong (Vocals), Peggy Lee (Performer), Lionel Hampton (Performer), Lena Horne (Performer), Mel Tormé (Performer)