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By Michael Lopez

What fun are the holidays without a little "Feliz Navidad?" The seasonal Español song got a fresh twist last night when crooner Michael Buble joined Thalía for a spirited duet on his NBC Christmas special.

Though it didn’t win the coveted 8pm timeslot, A Michael Buble Christmas did pull in over seven million viewers. Throughout the show, Michael shared the stage with Kellie Pickler, Oscar the Grouch, and fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber.

"The Biebs" joined Buble for a performance of his new holiday track, "Under the Mistletoe." The two definitely shared some strong chemistry on stage and Justin even joked about it to his Twitter followers.

"It's a Canadian Christmas Bromance," Bieber posted.

But we were much more impressed with Thalía's impassioned "Navidad" performance. And funny enough, she even got Michael to test out his Spanish skills on TV (for comic effect of course). Their holiday duet is now available on iTunes and on Buble's new album, Christmas.

What's your favorite holiday song? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags A Michael Buble Christmas, Blogger: Michael Lopez, Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Holidays, Justin Bieber, Kellie Pickler, Música, Michael Buble, Television, Thalía

By Michael Lopez

Legendary musician José Feliciano isn't holding anything back this holiday season. The 65-year-old Puerto Rican guitarist railed on reggaeton music and even labeled Daddy Yankee, Tito El Bambino and Don Omar as “copiones,” or copy cats.

"I think they are some innovative young men, but I don't believe they play any instruments, and if they play one, they have never said that they play one," Feliciano said in an interview with the Spanish-language network TeleFutura.

Feliciano specifically criticized El Bambino, who released a “Feliz Navidad” track of his own back in 2009.

"Tito El Bambino is not very original and he copied the title of my song, 'Feliz Navidad,'" he said.

We respect José Feliciano as much as anyone, but c'mon, El Bambino’s version sounds nothing like Feliciano's classic holiday jam. Besides, when did “Merry Christmas” become a copyrighted phrase?

We hope Tito, Yankee and Omar don’t take the criticism too hard. Perhaps they'll be just as cranky in another 30 years.

Source: [Generaccion]

Do you think José was too critical of the reggaetoneros? Sound off below or @MTV3.

Tags Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano, Música, Puerto Rico, Tito El Bambino

By Simone Hilliard

In all the WTF news of the day, it seems Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady have found another creative way to spend their millions. According to TMZ, la pareja will spend $7,500 to light and decorate their L.A. mansion for the holidays.

Sources close to the couple told the online tabloid that the supermodel and the Patriots quarterback placed an order with A-1 Christmas Trees and Lights in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 30, purchasing two 12-foot Christmas trees and enough lights to complete their very own winter wonderland. Grand Total: approximately $7,500! Oh, and we hear the lights are red, white and blue: Feliz Navidad, Patriots?!

The couple are parents to Benjamin, 1, and John, 3, who is Brady's son from a previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan. If they spend this much on lights, we can only imagine what they'll spend on gifts!

What do you think of Tom and Gisele's pricey decorations? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Christmas, Christmas Lights, Feliz Navidad, Gisele Bündchen, Holiday Decorations, Tom Brady

De parte de toda la familia de MTV Tr3s, we wish everyone a safe and merry holiday!

We wish you lots of iPods and Nintendo Dsi's and brand spankin' new smart phones, and some new música and movies and Lady Gaga headphones!  And when you've heard enough villancicos, eaten enough pasteles, and are swimming in todos tus regalitos, make sure to tune in to MTV Tr3s to catch the Top 50 Rolas of 2009!  This Saturday, December 26th, turn to MTV Tr3s starting at 12pm EST and watch todos tus videos favoritos del año as you recover from las fiestas navideñas!

You know you'll be seeing some Wisin y Yandel, Aventura, Shakira, Pitbull and Beyoncé... but in the meantime, here's something to continue in the holiday spirit!

Image via Google Images

Tags Aventura, Beyonce, Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano, Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Shakira, Top 50 Rolas of 2009, villancicos, Wisin y Yandel