A New 'Feliz Navidad' from Musical Star Jose Feliciano
2020-11-28
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1José Feliciano is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his beloved Christmas song Feliz Navidad by releasing a new version.
2The song is still sung in English and Spanish.
3But many popular artists appear in the new version, including Jason Mraz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Shaggy.
4Pop musician Michael Bolton, Latin boy band CNCO, country band Big & Rich, and Mexican singer and actress Patricia Manterola are also among the 30 acts who teamed to create the new Feliz Navidad.
5All the artists recorded their parts separately to stay socially distant.
6Amazon Music released the final creation.
7The many artists from different backgrounds and musical genres is in keeping with Feliciano's goals for the song, past and present.
8"The idea of Feliz Navidad was to try and unite the people," the award winning artist said.
9"My thought when I wrote the song was that it didn't matter what language you were singing in, the feeling of Christmas is privy to all of us."
10The song has only 20 words in all - six in Spanish and 14 in English.
11The 75-year-old Feliciano says that back in 1970, he never imagined it would become a holiday hit.
12"I would have to say it fulfills a dream," he said in an interview over Zoom from his home in Connecticut.
13"I had the dream in my mind, but that's as far as it went until I wrote Feliz Navidad."
14Feliciano has been celebrating the 50-year anniversary on social media by posting old pictures and stories.
15The song has appeared on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 list repeatedly over the years.
16It became one of the most played and recorded Christmas songs around the world.
17The song was part of his 1970 self-titled holiday album, later renamed Feliz Navidad.
18He said he wanted to do a song that, in his words, "really told the story of the savior's birth in a way that was musical and people could get behind it."
19The 75-year-old Puerto Rican singer-songwriter has been blind since birth.
20A documentary film about Feliciano's life is expected to be released next year.
21Behind This Guitar tells about his path from poverty in Puerto Rico and New York to performing at the Vatican's Christmas celebration.
22Feliciano said he dealt with difficult conditions in his life.
23"I came from a foreign land, I had no vision, or at least I thought I didn't - until I found out that I did have a vision and that I saw things the way they should be seen."
24Feliciano will hold a December 20 show featuring Feliz Navidad and other Christmas songs livestreamed from his home.
25I'm Caty Weaver.
1José Feliciano is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his beloved Christmas song Feliz Navidad by releasing a new version. The song is still sung in English and Spanish. 2But many popular artists appear in the new version, including Jason Mraz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Shaggy. Pop musician Michael Bolton, Latin boy band CNCO, country band Big & Rich, and Mexican singer and actress Patricia Manterola are also among the 30 acts who teamed to create the new Feliz Navidad. 3All the artists recorded their parts separately to stay socially distant. 4Amazon Music released the final creation. The many artists from different backgrounds and musical genres is in keeping with Feliciano's goals for the song, past and present. 5"The idea of Feliz Navidad was to try and unite the people," the award winning artist said. "My thought when I wrote the song was that it didn't matter what language you were singing in, the feeling of Christmas is privy to all of us." 6The song has only 20 words in all - six in Spanish and 14 in English. The 75-year-old Feliciano says that back in 1970, he never imagined it would become a holiday hit. 7"I would have to say it fulfills a dream," he said in an interview over Zoom from his home in Connecticut. "I had the dream in my mind, but that's as far as it went until I wrote Feliz Navidad." 8Feliciano has been celebrating the 50-year anniversary on social media by posting old pictures and stories. The song has appeared on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 list repeatedly over the years. It became one of the most played and recorded Christmas songs around the world. 9The song was part of his 1970 self-titled holiday album, later renamed Feliz Navidad. He said he wanted to do a song that, in his words, "really told the story of the savior's birth in a way that was musical and people could get behind it." 10The 75-year-old Puerto Rican singer-songwriter has been blind since birth. A documentary film about Feliciano's life is expected to be released next year. Behind This Guitar tells about his path from poverty in Puerto Rico and New York to performing at the Vatican's Christmas celebration. 11Feliciano said he dealt with difficult conditions in his life. 12"I came from a foreign land, I had no vision, or at least I thought I didn't - until I found out that I did have a vision and that I saw things the way they should be seen." 13Feliciano will hold a December 20 show featuring Feliz Navidad and other Christmas songs livestreamed from his home. 14I'm Caty Weaver. 15The Associated Press reported this story for VOA News. Caty Weaver adapted it story for Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. 16________________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18genre - n. a particular kind or category of literature or art 19privy - adj. admitted as one sharing in a secret 20fulfill - v. to succeed in achieving (something) : to make (something, such as a dream) true or real 21blind - adj. unable to see 22savior - n. someone who saves something or someone from danger, harm, failure, etc. Used by Christians to refer to Jesus Christ 23vision - n. the act or power of seeing