There’s nothing quite like the holidays in New Orleans, but to tip the hat to Satchmo, a Dixieland Santa Claus leading the band to a good old Creole beat is only the beginning when it comes to Christmas New Orleans Style.

Now in its 28th year, the joint community presentation between French Quarter Festivals, Inc. and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation gets festive with a month of lavish seasonal decorations, a Mid-City wonderland, sumptuous R...