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Where even funerals evolve into festive events, a Crescent City Christmas is sure to offer joie de vivre. As Allen Toussaint puts it, “The alligator’s goin’ to fly … the day it snows on Christmas in New Orleans.” While Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias cast the jolly gift-giver as a second-line strutter on “Shakana Santa Shake It,” Houseman of Galactic rambles “I’m gonna pimp my sleigh.”
This article appears in December 24 • 2004.
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