The December 4th episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip included Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and other New Orleans musicians performing the traditional Christmas carol O Holy Night. The musicians are a part of Tipitina's Foundation, a non-profit group aimed help musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina and to rebuild New Orleans' music culture.
NOLA.com (the website of the New Orleans Times-Picayune) reports that since last Monday's airing, NBC and the Tipitina's Foundation were bombarded with emails, phone calls and postings to message boards requesting that the song be made available for purchase.
With such demand, and in keeping with the holiday spirit, the folks at NBC and iTunes will be making this track available for free download. The track is not online as of this morning, but as soon as I see it posted I will let all of you know.
And don't forget that "The Christmas Show" will re-air on NBC on December 18th.
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