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Santa-O! A Very Hip Christmas

Zat you, Pops? Louis Armstrong plays our Christmas party this week on Night Lights.
Zat you, Pops? Louis Armstrong plays our Christmas party this week on Night Lights.

Grab your favorite snacks, turn on the tree lights, and settle in for Night Lights' annual holiday shindig!  This year we've invited some cool cats from the history of jazz to entertain us, including singer June Christy, hipster extraordinaire Babs Gonzales, crooner Bing Crosby, and Schoolhouse Rock maestro Bob Dorough (teaming up with trumpeter Miles Davis).  There'll also be a cameo appearance from actor Edd Byrnes, whose beatnik-inspired "Kookie" character gained a following on the late 1950s/early 60s television program  77 Sunset Strip.  

If you're in the mood for more holiday cheer, check out some of these previous seasonal tributes:

A Cool Christmas

A Night Lights Wonderland

Hep To The Holidays

Have Yourself A Very Quiet Christmas

The Night Lights Before Christmas