You probably haven't traveled enough if you've never heard Cajun music, and there's a good bet you've never really two-stepped around the Christmas tree until you've two-stepped to either a Beausoleil or Cajun Gold Christmas classic like those found on this 17-track compilation. Alligator Stomp features fiddles, triangles, and accordions a-blazin' along with the French-sung carols and other classics. Henry Fontenot turns in a decidedly different kind of "Jingle Bells," while Belton Richard belts out the holiday blues standard "Please Come Home for Christmas" in his delectable Cajun tongue. Michael Doucet, the ace fiddler for Beausoleil, however, steals some of the thunder here with a charged number, "Bonne Année," a performance piece that highlights his fiddle playing and singing. As they say down on the Bayou, "Laissez Les Bon temp rouler!"
Of the 17 tracks, 15 were licensed from THE Cajun label, Swallow Records. Beausoleil recorded two songs especially for this compilation, the original "Christmas Bayou" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," performed as an instrumental Cajun waltz. Four tracks are drawn from Beausoleil's fiddler/singer/leader Michael Doucet's Swallow Christmas Bayou CD, including this CD's closer, "Auld Lang Syne," which starts out traditionally slow before finishing off as a spirited two-step. Other highlights include Belton Richard's versions of "Blue Christmas" and "Please Come Home for Christmas," both sung in Cajun French: Richard's mournful vocals and the accompanying steel guitar give both songs added depth.
Tracklist: 1. Christmas Bayou - Beausoleil 2. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Beausoleil 3. It's Christmastime In Louisiana - Johnnie Allan 4. Joy To The World - The Jambalaya Cajun Band 5. Jingle Bells - Harry Fontenot 6. Deck The Halls - Michael Doucet 7. Please Come Home For Christmas - Belton Richard 8. What Christmas Means To Me - Camey Doucet 9. Up On The Housetop - The Jambalaya Cajun Band 10. The Little Drummer Boy - Michael Doucet 11. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Cajun Gold 12. Blue Christmas - Belton Richard 13. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Cajun Gold 14. Bonne Annee - Michael Doucet 15. Jingle Bell Rock - The Jambalaya Cajun Band 16. Silent Night - The Jambalaya Cajun Band 17. Auld Lang Syne - Michael Doucet
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