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This is 52nd anniversary of this classic holiday song written and originally recorded by 7 time Grammy award winning artist Jose Feliciano. this reimagined version - done in a reggaeton-flamenco style, is recorded by artist, producer songwriter micheal castaldo
micheal castaldo wrote and produced 2 songs for Jose Feliciano 25+ years ago in which one of the songs Goin' Krazy, charted on the Billboard Dance charts.
the "LII" in the title, is the roman numeral for 52
this track is co-produced by Mystr E + DJ MC Cell
it features Italian Flamenco gutiartist Francesco Grant. when Francesco was learning guitar as a young boy, he emulated Jose Feliciano's style of playing.
our track also features award winning musician Michelle Lewis on background vocals. the track also features Steven Addabbo on background vocals. Steve Addabbo is a record producer, songwriter and audio engineer who helped launch the careers of Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin.
the image for the cover art was created by Mark Kostabi (who also created album covers for Guns & Roses as well as The Ramones)
25 of micheal castaldo's fans all over the world have spoke/recorded 'Merry Christmas" in various languages .... they have been creatively inserted into the songs arrangement truly making it an international christmas hit although it's roots were bi-lingual (Spanish/English).
the languages are: Albanian, Afrikaan, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Welsh, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spnaish, Swahili, Norwegian, Latin, Lithuanian, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Ukranian, French, Greek, German, Polish and English
at the end of the song, micheal sings "JO-SE" - giving a respectful nod and honor to Jose Feliciano.
- Genre
- Latin