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‘Feliz Navidad’ by José Feliciano has become a timeless festive pop song with its simple chorus in Spanish: “Feliz Navidad, prospero ano y feliz” (which means Merry Christmas, have a prosperous and happy year) and the verse in equally simple English “I wanna wish you have a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.”
The 75-year-old blind Puerto Rican singer-songwriter said the idea of ’Feliz Navidad’ came about as a means of trying to bring people together.
“What I thought when I wrote the song was that it didn’t matter what language you sang in; the feeling of Christmas is something we all know, ”said the nine-time Grammy winner.
The melody has become one of the most played and recorded Christmas songs in the world.
Feliciano’s Christmas classic turned 50 last month, and he’s celebrating with a remake featuring 30 acts, including pop balladeer Michael Bolton, all of whom remotely teamed up for the reimagined track.
Did you know
The catchy song is only 20 words long, six in Spanish and 14 in English.
FMT wishes readers Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Watch Feliciano perform the song:
