Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
La Gazza Ladra Overture (Rossini)
Lou
intro monologue re: middle age, unclehood, etc.
Manhattan Transfer (with saxes: Jimmy Giuffre, Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims)
Four Brothers
Woody Herman and the New Thundering Herd
Four Brothers
Woody Herman & the Swingin' Herd
Tomorrow's Blues Today
Lou
explicates Woody Herman things and disses the NY Yankees
Woody Herman and the New Thundering Herd
Blues in the Night
Lou
introduces "Occapella"
Manhattan Transfer
Occapella
Persuasions
Good Old Acapella (Soul to Soul)
Persuasions
One Mint Julep
Lou
set list, Christmas message, Lou implies Santa is a reprobate
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Canzon Duodecimi Toni
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Concerto for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, Timpani, Strings and Continuo (Vivaldi)
Henry "Red" Allen, Kid Ory, and Jack Teagarden
China Boy
Louis Armstrong
Royal Garden Blues
Henry "Red" Allen, Kid Ory, and Jack Teagarden
Struttin' with Some Barbecue
Louis Armstrong
West End Blues
Lou
Louis Armstrong story; Lou admits to having been a feckless callow youth
Gap Mangione
Duke Ellington tune
Jimmy Rushing
How Come You Do Me Like You Do
Lou
apologizes for audio badness on Armstrong LP, extols virtues of replaying Rushing record
Jimmy Rushing
How Come You Do Me Like You Do
Lou
how oranges help you pop your fingers; describes Santa as a "liberal"
John Fleagle, Janet Fuchs, Hildur Colot
The Monks' March
Jerome Epstein & Marshall Barron
Dargason
Lou
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
Lou
Santa arrives and takes listener phone calls
The Revels Chorus
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Lou (or Santa — they sound alike)
song dedication
Santa, Nunzio Belladonna, Marcello Romantica, Boris, Ribbies Crockett, and Peter Trips
The Night Before Christmas
John Fahey
Hark the Herald Angels Sing and other seasonal favorites
Lou
bids you a fond yuletide