Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano album)

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Jose Feliciano (Feliz Navidad)

Studio album by Jose Feliciano
Released	November 1970
Recorded	August 1970
Genre	Pop-Christmas, Jazz
Length	36:52
Label	Rca
Producer(s)	Rick Jarrard
All Music Guide link Billboard Rating & Review (11/7/1970): Pick: Jose Feliciano applies his unique vocal and instrumental sylings to this recording of popular Christmas songs. Supported by a creative arrangement of strings, brass and percussion under the direction of Perry Botkin Jr., Feliciano adds interesting new dimensions to old Christmas favorites like, "Silent Night," "Little Drummer Boy," "Mary's Boy Child," and "The Cherry Tree Carol." ]
Jose Feliciano chronology
Fireworks (May 1970)	Feliz Navidad (Nov 1970)	That The Spirit Needs (Sep 1971)

Original simple name of the album "José Feliciano" was recalled over the years like the hit song included Feliz Navidad: this is an album by José Feliciano released originally in 1970 by RCA victor was released on CD in 2001 by BMG with all the songs of the original album (Christmas classics and the Feliciano's famous compositions" Feliz Navidad" plus three original songs added and recorded by José never released on the original Vinyl album (Las Posadas, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, O Come All Ye Faithful) Any year, at Christmas time, this CD is on BMG music catalog, the song "Feliz Navidad" in this time become ever one of the most downloaded an aired Christmas songs in the USA, awarded by ASCAP like one of the top 25 Christmas songs most played and recorded around the world. Here A José Feliciano live video performance in 1973 of this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWa_W_jTqLs