Christmas with a Latin twist:
Pasteles, Arroz con guandules, moro, pernil, pollo al horno, ensalada de papa, aguacate, platano frito, coquito and so much more are what is found on the typical dinner table for Latinos here in the States and around the globe during Christmas, but that’s only the food.
Lets not forget that interactions through non-stop talks and laughs, dancing and then more dancing. You can hear through the loud music, the drop of a dominoe crashing down against the table along with someone saying; Capicu!!
We at LatinTRENDS have put together a list of twelve Christmas theme songs from different genres of Latin music and from various countries. For you to get your playlist going this Navidad.
Salsa: El Gran Combo – “La Fiesta de Pilito”
Nobody does a family celebration song like El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. This juicy salsa track name checks all that holiday food you’ll be dancing off as you listen to it.
Merengue: Fernandito Villalona – “Feliz Cumbe”
Salsa / Son: La Sonora Matancera with Celia Cruz – “Navidad Feliz” (Jingle Bells)
A young Celia Cruz brought the azucar to “Jingle Bells” in this 1958 version, when Cruz was singing with the great dance band Sonora Matancera. Catch some great footage of Cuban Christmas past in this video.
Cumbia: Pastor Lopez – ” El Hijo Ausente”
Salsa: Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon & Yomo Toro – ” Esta Navidad”
Salsa: El Gran Combo – “El Arborito”
Merengue: Johnny Ventura – ” Esta Navidad”
Pop: Jose feliciano – ” Feliz Navidad”
It was 1970 and a blind musician who had already made waves by singing an alternate version of the Star-Spangled Banner would record a song that would stand the test of time and continue to be one of the most recognized Christmas songs ever. And it was not an English song.
Salsa: El Gran Combo & Gilberto Santarosa – “Desenfunda”
Ballad: Andrea Boccelli – “Navidad Blanca”
Italian crooner Andrea Boccelli puts his special sugar on this Spanish version of “White Christmas.”
Merengue: Jossie Esteban – “Llego Navidad”
Ballad/pop: Jenni Rivera – “Amarga Navidad”
The late Jenni Rivera didn’t have a problem speaking her mind, and her songs never lacked drama. In this “Bitter Christmas” ballad, she implores her lover to end their tortured relationship and leave her on Christmas Eve. Singing it loud with a glass in hand could be the best anecdote there is to holiday blues.
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