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'Tis the Christmas Season! Let's celebrate by looking at some awesome, beautiful, fun Christmas Songs (in Spanish, of course)! :)

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'Tis the Christmas Season! Let's celebrate by looking at some awesome, beautiful, fun Christmas Songs (in Spanish, of course)! :)

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Research Resources:
“Mi Burrito de Belen” with Spanish lyrics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5JABscKyFg
-English Translation - https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=623 

“Mis Deseos / Feliz Navidad” by Il Volo, featuring Belinda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ndusw5PhJE
-Different versión of the song (with Thalia, featuring Michael Bublé), but English and Spanish lyrics. https://lyricstranslate.com/en/mis-deseos-feliz-navidad-my-wishes-merry-christmas.html-0

“Rodolfo el Reno de la Nariz Roja” by Thalia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX4Y28AS0K0
-Spanish and English Lyrics (and for a few other traditional English Christmas songs) - https://www.speakinglatino.com/6-traditional-english-christmas-carols-with-their-spanish-versions/#rudolfo

“Va a Nevar” by Luis Miguel -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q__zbTV1cQE
-Different version sung by Laura Pausini, but Spanish lyrics (you can also find the English translation) - https://lyricstranslate.com/en/laura-pausini-va-nevar-lyrics.html

“Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad” by Emmanuel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZFSnG--x8
-Spanish lyrics and English translation, different version by Laura Pausini - https://lyricstranslate.com/en/santa-claus-lleg%C3%B3-la-ciudad-santa-claus-arrived-town.html

“El Niño del Tambor (Edición Especial)” by Ángela Aguilar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Bp6kbT_4o
-Spanish lyrics and English translation, different version by Moderatto - https://lyricstranslate.com/en/el-ni%C3%B1o-del-tambor-child-drummer.html
-I stumbled across another version by Coro Laus Deo that was also really great - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRWCqI7l49c&list=PLbgsX7UaNI_N9aeQvr8jA1TwapSoWY7zb&index=1

“Los Peces en el Río” by Pandora - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w8HNsAtHAY
-This is a great site – it gives you information on the song’s origins, the Spanish lyrics, the English translation, the singable English version, vocabulary and grammar help, etc. It’s not necessarily the same as what Pandora sings, but it’s close enough. - https://www.thoughtco.com/celebrate-with-los-peces-en-el-rio-3079487

“Noche de Paz” by Matisse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jGsyuj8_-Y
-Spanish lyrics and English translation, different version by Estrella Morente - https://lyricstranslate.com/en/noche-de-paz-night-peace.html

“Santa la Noche” by Majo y Dan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KWKTZMzClg
-Spanish lyrics - https://www.secuencias.com/songs/Majo-y-Dan/Santa-La-Noche/Santa-la-noche/
-A more classic rendition by Lilly Goodman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TsG-kheQk4

“Maria Sabias Que” by Tercer Cielo, with Spanish lyrics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz3DsqjK3uI
-English version by Pentatonix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE

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