Canta Natal

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Canta Natal
Studio album by Jorge Ferreira
Released 1994
Genre World, Christmas
Length 28:47
Label Henda Records, Espacial
Producer Jorge Ferreira, José Ernesto Barros
Jorge Ferreira chronology
Era Pouco E Acabou-se
(1994)		 Canta Natal
(1994)		 Prova De Amor
(1995)

Canta Natal (Sing Christmas) is the seventeenth studio album and the first Christmas album by Portuguese American singer/songwriter Jorge Ferreira, released in 1994 on Henda Records & Videos in America and Espacial in Portugal. It is a holiday album featuring both cover versions and original material, in which Ferreira's daughters Alison and Elizabeth Marie performed in lead vocals in some songs.

Contents

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# Title Lyrics/Music Time
01 "Quem És Tu"** Padre Zézinho/Padre Zézinho 4:22
02 "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" Performed by Alison Ferreira & Elizabeth Marie Ferreira John Francis Wade/John Francis Wade 2:29
03 "Noite Feliz" Performed by Alison Ferreira & Elizabeth Marie Ferreira Josef Mohr, César Batalha/Franz Xaver Gruber 3:49
04 "Joy To The World" Performed by Alison Ferreira & Elizabeth Marie Ferreira Isaac Watts/Lowell Mason 1:52
05 "Lua Nova" D. Frei Hermâno da Câmara/D. Frei Hermâno da Câmara 2:51
06 "É Natal" Ana Faria, Ana Maria Zanatti Olival/Reserved Rights 4:08
07 "Bate O Sino" Performed by Alison Ferreira & Elizabeth Marie Ferreira James Lord Pierpont/James Lord Pierpont 2:52
08 "Natal De Uma Criança"* Antonio M. Silva (Zé da Chica), Jorge Ferreira/Joaquim Campos, Jorge Ferreira 4:53
    • *Music videos releases.
    • **Extracted from the album Nos Arraiais.

[edit] Album credits

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Musical arrangements: José Ernesto Barros.
  • Musical direction, producers, mixing: Jorge Ferreira, José Ernesto Barros.
  • Sound engineer: Jorge Ferreira.
  • Mastering: Bob Patten.
  • Recording studio: City Limit Track (Westport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.).

[edit] Design

  • Design: Eugénio Descamps, Lda. (Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal).
  • Photography: Nobrega's Studio (Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.A.).

[edit] Trivia

  • In the Espacial version, the album title is É Natal, and the track listing contains 2 additional songs which are "Viver E Recordar" and "Mãe" extracted from the album Nos Arraiais.
  • The song "Natal De Uma Criança", from the album Os Olhos De Minha Mãe, is a reprise.
  • The song "Noite Feliz" is the Portuguese version of "Silent Night" translated by César Batalha.
  • The song "Bate O Sino" is the auto-translated Portuguese version of "Jingle Bells".

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