I love Fats Domino..but this is like chocolate supreme icing on an already yummy musical cake!! Don't hesitate..buy it...if you like Fats Domino at all, you'll love this...every song is treated like a treasure ...so many extra touches that will have you hitting that rewind button to hear each song over and over. Merry Christmas!

This is the happiest most upbeat Christmas music that I have ever owned. Everyone that hears it wants it, thus I have ordered several for family and friends. It just makes you feel alive and full of energy at a time when everyone is stressed and tired from shopping and comparing prices. We played it for a solid month around the house and in the car and then loaned it to a VFW club for their juke box, it was in constant demand. So do your self a favor and buy it.

I've always been a fan of Fats Domino, in part because in many ways Louisiana is my true home and there's something about him that is just so warm and wonderful and so Louisiana to me. Not only that, but this man was a true music pioneer and we owe so much to what he's accomplished with his mellow voice and his rolling fingers. The songs on this album feature that unmistakeable Louisiana Fats kind of beat and that unmistakeable voice. When Fats sings, it's like he's just kind of caressing the words with his lips, instead of biting into 'em and chewing on 'em like the rest of us do. His voice has only gotten mellower as he's gotten older.

The familiar Christmas tunes remain true to the originals while still sounding new and fresh, and the unfamiliar ("I Told Santa Claus" and "Christmas is a Special Day") are familiar anyway because Fats is singing them. I especially like "Christmas is a Special Day" because it reminds all of us that Christmas is really about Christ and what He did for us.

The only thing I don't like about this album (and if I could I'd probably give it 4.5 stars) is the sound of the piano. It has a bit of an electronic sound to it and lacks the rollicking richness of the real piano sound in Fats' more famous songs. I don't know why this is, but it's a bit of a shame. Still, the songs have his unmistakeable trademark stamped all over them, and I don't think anyone who likes Fats will be sorry if they buy this album.