Winter HolidaysTop 16 Latin Music Christmas Albumsby Tijana Ilich Whether you're in the mood for traditional Christmas carols or something with a little more Latin flair, there's something for every taste in this list of Christmas albums. Flamenco? Brasilian? Tejano? Salsa? They're all available to put the spirit of Latin Christmas in your holiday.
Newly released, Luis Miguel gives us an album of Christmas music that is a compilation of standard Christmas fare, but sung in Spanish.
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Jose Feliciano first recorded this popular Christmas album in 1973 and you can still get the original, although the CD was remastered in 2002 and is also available. The album contains Feliciano's classic version of "Feliz Navidad".
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Victor Manuelle does Christmas his way in this new seasonal album. Release date: 11/13/07. Jon Secada's new Christmas album contains standard Christmas fare. If you'd rather have your Christmas music in English, he's also released a companion album titled A Christmas Fiesta. You can hear samples from both, and decide the worth of one (or both) of these CDs.
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If you're a Fania fan, here's a remastered gem that was released in October, 2006, featuring Hector Lavoe, "El Cantante". Even if it didn't have such great early salsa Christmas tunes, it would be worth it for the album cover.
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Here's another newly remastered Fania album, this one featuring Willie Colon and friends. I wish we could all be having as much fun as these fellows sound like they're having.
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If you're a tejano music fan, this 1998 album is a sure fire winner. It features artist like La Mafia, Jay Perez, Los Palaminos, Fama and more making the season bright with Tex-Mex at its best.
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There are many types of Mexican music, but that sounds that come from the Mexican province of Durango seem to be gaining in popularity at a meteoric pace. Here's an album for fans of this musical meteor.
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Let Isabel Pantoja brings a little of Andalusia to Christmas with her 2004 album of Christmas melodies. Don't forget to take out your castanets.
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