Chino y Nacho Join Dulce Maria for ‘Navidad, Navidad’

By Michael Lopez

It’s that time of the year again. The time when radio stations start rotating in holiday tracks and Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” becomes an inescapable part of every Latino Christmas party. Now you can add one more Spanish jingle to the mix, the new “Navidad, Navidad” single from Chino y Nacho and Dulce Maria.

Arranged by famed producer Arthur Hanlon (who wrote the star-studded “La Gota de la Vida” charity song), “Navidad Navidad” has been described as an updated Spanish version of “Jingle Bells.” Featuring heavy pianos and great harmonies between the three singers, it’s actually a pretty catchy holiday song.

Having just picked up a Latin Grammy for their Mi Niña Bonita album, Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho are riding pretty high right now. Their music has attracted an entire continent of fans, with styles ranging from thumping reggaeton, to tropical steel drums, to pure pop harmonies. Add them together with RBD darling Dulce Maria and you’ve got some pretty exciting music on your hands. Her vocal range and proven pop prowess can easily connect the duo to an entirely new audience.

But our question is, if you’ve got three of Latin music’s hottest up-and-comers in the studio, why only have them record a holiday track? The way they sound, this trio could have easily pieced together a No. 1 pop ballad or even an entire album (kind of like Alex, Jorge y Lena).

Here’s the answer. Think back to Jose Feliciano’s song. Believe it or not, he first released it back in 1970 and 40 years later it’s still getting played. Not too shabby and a shrewd mood for music artists looking to collect royalty checks every December. So even though “Navidad Navidad” might not be a No. 1 Billboard single, we imagine you’ll be hearing it for plenty more Christmases to come.

"Navidad Navidad" is now available on iTunes.

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Tags Arthur Hanlon, Chino y Nacho, Christmas, Dulce Maria, Holidays, Jingle Bells, Música, Navidad Navidad