The track was recorded in July, in the middle of the pandemic, but had been planned since last year.
“I was mulling for the last couple of years how could we celebrate ‘Feliz Navidad’'s 50 years,” says Anthem Entertainment CEO Helen Murphy, who signed Feliciano to Anthem Records in 2018., the 2019 memoir written by producer Rudy Pérez in which he talks extensively of Feliciano and the influence he had on his career. When she ran into Pérez a few months later, she said: “I can’t believe how profound an effect José had on you. Let’s do something together.
That something morphed into a “Feliz Navidad” remake and it snowballed from there. “We were all sick and tired of COVID, and here is Jose going to the studio at 75 years old. I said, ‘You know what? The world needs a celebration. Let’ s do a celebration track on top of the amazing vocals.' And people flooded in.”“I enjoy working with Rudy, but I always do,” says Feliciano, who recorded remotely. “Rudy and I had some of the best Latin albums anywhere.
The final touch is a"Feliz Navidad" livestream event that will be held Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. ET, for which tickets are available atIt will be a welcome respite for Feliciano, who usually tours during Christmas. This year, though, he’ll spend it with his family and has plans to cook what he calls a “Pavechón”: turkey cooked with the same condiments as a traditional Puerto RicanAs far as gifts go, “I have everything,” says Feliciano.
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