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LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S FIRST-EVER CHRISTMAS ALBUM, "LOUIS WISHES YOU A COOL YULE", DEBUTS IN TOP 10 ACROSS BILLBOARD CHARTS INCLUDING TOP HOLIDAY ALBUMS

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 50 years after his passing, the legendary Louis Armstrong is back on the charts with the release of his first-ever Christmas album, Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule (Verve/UMe). The collection debuted in the Top 10 across multiple Billboard charts (dated Nov. 26), including Top Holiday Albums where it bowed at No. 9 and launches in the top 10 on Jazz Albums (No. 4), Traditional Jazz Albums (No. 4), Top Album Sales (No. 7), Top Current Album Sales (No. 6) and Vinyl Albums (No. 7). It debuted at No. 122 on the Billboard 200, becoming Armstrong's highest charting album since Hello Dolly spent six weeks at No. 1 in 1964.

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  • The collection debuted in the Top 10 across multiple Billboard charts (dated Nov. 26), including Top Holiday Albums where it bowed at No.
  • 122 on the Billboard 200, becoming Armstrong's highest charting album since Hello Dolly spent six weeks at No.
  • His reading of 'The Night Before Christmas,' with my New Orleans homeboy, Sullivan Fortner on piano, is a swinging Crescent City Christmas card.
  • "It's an incredible achievement that more than 50 years after his passing, Louis Armstrong is back on the charts.

FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS ALBUM FROM THE LEGENDARY LOUIS ARMSTRONG, "LOUIS WISHES YOU A COOL YULE," SET FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 28 VIA VERVE RECORDS/UMe

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Friday, September 16, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Much like Santa Claus himself, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong devoted his life to "the cause of happiness," as he once put it, bringing joy to audiences around the globe every time he put his trumpet to his lips or crooned with his instantly-recognizable, gravelly voice. Yet, while Satchmo's holiday recordings have become standard yuletide fare, he never released a Christmas album during his lifetime. Now, for the very first time, Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule – out October 28 via Verve Records/UMe, presents Armstrong's holiday recordings as a cohesive body of work, marking his first-ever official Christmas album.

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  • Now, for the very first time, Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule out October 28 via Verve Records/UMe,presents Armstrong's holiday recordings as a cohesive body of work, marking his first-ever official Christmas album.
  • Available for pre-order today, Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule features nearly the entirety of Armstrong's holiday output: six Decca singles from the '50s, including "Cool Yule," "Christmas Night in Harlem," and the swinging "'Zat You Santa Claus?.
  • Louis Wishes You A Cool Yulewill be available in a variety of formats, including on red vinyl, a limited edition vinyl picture disc (releasing November 4th), CD, and digital.
  • Riccardi continues, "With the holidays approaching, Lucille bought a small Christmas tree and set it up in their hotel room.