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Saturday 9: Feliz Navidad (1970)

 Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

1. "Feliz Navidad" is Spanish for "Merry Christmas." Can you wish us happy holidays in a language other than English or Spanish?

Joyeux Noël!  That is also the title of a wonderful movie about the Christmas Eve truce in Europe during WWI.  I recommend both pictures as inspirational.  The movie in answer 2 is Little Kid friendly.

2. According to ASCAP (the American Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers), this is one of the 20 most played holiday songs of the last 10 years. What's the most recent carol that you heard?  

I heard this one:



So beautiful.  It's featured in the soundtrack of the movie, "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey"  I think it's gorgeous.  Here are the lyrics so you can sing along....

"Nothing But A Child"

(Lee Ann Womack)

"Once upon a time
In a far off land
Wise men saw a sign
And set out 'cross the sand

With songs of a praise to sing
They traveled day and night
With precious gifts to bring
Guided by the light

They chased a brand new star
Ever towards the west
Crossed the mountains far
But when it came to rest

They scarsely believed their eyes
They'd come so many miles
This miracle they prized
Was nothing but a child

And nothing but a child
Could wash those tears away
And guide a weary world
Into the light of day

And nothing but a child
Could help erase those miles
So once again we all
Can be children for a while

Now all around the world
N' every little town
Every day is heard
A precious little sound

And every mother kind
And every father proud
Looks down in awe to find
Another chance allowed

And nothing but a child
Could wash those tears away
And guide a weary world
Into the light of day

And nothing but a child
Could help erase those miles
So once again we all
Can be children for a while

Nothing but a child"

Come on and sing along!

3. Which Christmas song do you hope you never hear again?  Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas".  Ugh Ugh Ugh!  I apologize for such a Disss of the Master Crooner, and if it is your own favorite.  I'm more of a Peri Como fan.



4. This week's featured artist, Jose Feliciano, was honored to perform this song at the tree lighting ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. If you were to win a trip to our nation's capital, which sites would you visit?   Everything!  I want to see it ALL!  And nothing is better than a free trip because- if they let you stay as long as you want to- you can see it all.

5. As a very young child, Jose taught himself to play the accordion. If you could suddenly, easily learn to play any instrument, which would you choose?  I'd want to learn to properly play a piano.

6. Jose says that hearing early 1950s rock on the radio made him want to become a singer. What's your favorite music genre?
The only music genre I don't like is Rap.  I don't even think it's really music.

7. At 17, Jose had to drop out of school to help support his family. Too young to enter bars, he played guitar in coffee houses for tips. Have you ever worked a job where you regularly received gratuities?
No.  I got a wage and that was that.

8. Jose and wife Susan have been together for more than 40 years. Who is the happiest married couple you know?
The Happiest OTHER couple I know?  My youngest sister in law and her hubby.

9. Jose wrote and performed the theme of the 1970s show, Chico and the Man. What's your current favorite TV show?
"Nature" is my hand's down, all time favorite.  But the only network show I really flipped over was, "Major Dad".  I thought it was hilarious.  Now, however, there are several, and the best of them is probably, "The Big Bang Theory".

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