Feliz Navidad

by Jose Feliciano

Overview

Set to the lyrics of Jose Feliciano's song "Feliz Navidad" and illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz, this unique flip book features two different, yet traditional, Christmas celebrations!

Feliz Navidad, la canción bilingüe compuesta por José Feliciano, es la acompañante perfecta de este libro que le enseña a los niños, de una manera divertida, lo que es una parranda caribeña y una fiesta navidena tradicional. Únete a una parranda llena de canciones navideñas tradicionales, intrumentos musicales y mucha comida. Los niños aprenderán acerca de esta típica celebración caribeña donde familiares, amigos y músicos sorprenden a sus vecinos cantándoles canciones a medida que se les une todo el vecindario, hasta terminar la celebración en una fiesta con comida para todos.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2004
Label:	Bmg Special Products
UPC:	0755174848827
Rank:	32290

Tracks

1. Feliz Navidad
2. Jingle Bells
3. The Christmas Song
4. The First Noel
5. The Cherry Tree Carol
6. The Little Drummer Boy
7. White Christmas
8. We Three Kings of Orient Are
9. Mary's Little Boy Child
10. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
11. Silent Night
12. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jose Feliciano   Primary Artist,Bass,Cuatro,Vocals,Guitar (Classical)
Paulo Ferreira   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Sidney Arodin   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Jeremy Holiday   Project Coordinator
Edmund Sears   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Charles Wesley   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
James Pierpont   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
John Hudson   Producer,Product Manager
Jose Feliciano   Composer
Rob Santos   Reissue Producer
Rick Ruggieri   Editing,Engineer,Recording Technician
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Perry Botkin, Jr.   Orchestral Arrangements
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Jester Hairston   Composer
Mel Torme   Composer
Rick Jarrard   Producer
Henry Onorati   Composer
John Francis Wade   Composer
Grover Helsley   Engineer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Frederick Oakeley   Composer
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.   Composer
Katherine K. Davis   Composer
Harry Simeone   Composer
Robert Wells   Composer
William Sandys   Composer
Richard Storrs Willis   Composer
Sue Raffman   Project Coordinator
Smay Vision   Design,Art Direction
Betty Ann Rizzo   Project Coordinator
Stephanie Kika   Project Coordinator
Laura Dorson   Project Coordinator
Michael Hill   Liner Notes

Editorial Reviews

Rare is the presiding adult who will be able to resist singing along to this invigorating picture-book adaptation of Feliciano's bilingual pop-music carol. After an introduction highlighting the Puerto Rican Christmas tradition of the parranda (in which neighbors and friends carol and party from house to house), Feliciano's brief lyrics ("Feliz Navidad/ I want to Wish You a Merry Christmas/... From the bottom of my heart") come to life via Diaz's (Smoky Night) bold folk-art-inspired paintings. The first half of the book (in Spanish) shows parranderos in Puerto Rico; a middle wordless spread offers a quiltlike presentation of traditional symbols of the season (poinsettia, snowman, mistletoe, etc.); and the balance of pages (accompanying the English lyrics) depict merry-makers in a wintry setting. While calling each group of spreads a "story" implies more plot than actually emerges here, Diaz's compositions convey the joyous mood that holidays traditionally inspire in people, no matter where they live. Ages 4-8. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 2-Based on the simple and repetitive lyrics to Feliciano's beloved Christmas song, this book is low on text but features supercharged illustrations. The bold graphic design has an almost kaleidoscopic effect. Diaz uses multiple images per page in striking, dark-hued pastels with bold, black accents. The song lyrics splash across the text in joyous banners the images depict a festive holiday gathering in scenes of people, food, gifts, and all the accoutrements of the season. An unattributed introduction discusses the Puerto Rican tradition of the parranda in which carolers go from house to house singing holiday songs and receiving food and drink in return. A beautiful gift selection, this book will fly off the shelves during the Christmas shopping season. Excellent for use in public libraries during story time, especially when combined with a round of singing. Maria Otero-Boisvert, "Criticas" Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Criticas

K-Gr 4-Like an oversized, multipaged, bilingual Christmas card, this gorgeous production's minimal text consists of the lyrics to Feliciano's famous song and emphatically wishes readers both Feliz Navidad and a Merry Christmas. Beautifully designed pages feature Diaz's characteristic stylized paintings and song lyrics in large, faux hand-lettered font. The pictures make reference to and contrast many Christmas traditions and symbols, and show that all cultures emphasize families and friends celebrating together. Two introductory pages introduce the parranda as a long-standing tradition in Puerto Rico and (somewhat gratuitously) a paragraph explains that "Christmas crosses all cultural boundaries." The subtitle depends on a very close reading of the pictures to decipher the two stories. Musical notation is not included.-S. P. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

A brief text describing Puerto Rican and international Christmas customs introduces Feliciano's well-known song, written, "one cold North American Christmas season, when at age twenty-four, he was homesick for his native Puerto Rico." The pictures accompanying the song depict two Christmases. The first half is in Puerto Rico, with palm trees, chiles, and flowers in the background as musicians travel from house to house, singing and playing guitars, drums, maracas, and accordions. In the second half, celebrations are in snowy landscapes, with Santa hats, wrapped gifts, a snowman, and steaming cups of cider. In both "the real miracle of Christmas is in the power of giving and in the wonderful connections people make with each other around his enchanting holiday." Diaz's bold, colorful pages create a celebratory rhythm and invite readers to contemplate the similarities and differences in the two settings." The implied stories and the numerous Christmas symbols provide much to discuss, and may well inspire readers to engage in celebrations of their own. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews