Happier Times

Let's head further south of the border to a country that was in a much better place at the time this record came out than it is today, Venezuela. The vibrant colors of this sleeve must have attracted me to it, though I have no memory of purchasing it. I've been looking at it in the collections for a few years now, and this year I finally decided to pull it down and record it for sharing. It's all original music as often happens on these Spanish-language Christmas records. Like I've said before, I think that's a cultural thing. It's really rare in American Christmas records, but it happens an awful lot on Spanish-language albums. Give this a listen, maybe you can figure out why. This is Iván Pérez Rossi-Canciones De La Eterna Navidad (Sonografica (Venezuela) 10.330, Stereo, 1991). Enjoy!

1. Ciudad Bolívar
2. El Chirriquitico
3. Sonrie Mi Niño
4. Quiero Parrandear
5. Catalina Yánez
6. ¿Dónde Está San Nicolás?
7. El Niño Bendito
8. El Merideño
9. Yo No Bebo Mas
10. La Muñeca
11. La Virgen María
12. Cuando Yo Me Muera

MEGA