There was a huge article about him in the LA Times I think not too long before he died about how he had fallen into severe poverty. It seemd so wrong considering how his 2 Xmas albums always seemed to sell like hotcakes during the season. Now, sadly, you can't get the two albums as they were - just a combination CD which shortens several of the tunes and omites many others. Of course, that may have changed since I last checked - if so Please advise and I'll promptly go and buy them both.