Varios Artistas - A Brasilian Christmas (1996)

Hello, Good Night! It was hard to get something for Christmas with Bossa Nova on top. This is what I could get, not exactly Bossa Nova, but a nice cast of Brazilian artists performing Christmas songs, so amazing that should be heard with attention even when it is not Christmas time.

This is A Brasilian Christmas (1996), for Astor Place Records, wonderful performances with Joyce, Dori Caymmi, Ivan Lins, Leo Gandelman, Gilson Peranzzetta, Oscar Castro-Neves, Ricardo Silveira, Toninho Horta and João Bosco, produced by Oscar Castro-Neves and Miles Goodman. Lyrics are in Portuguese and English, but the music is true Brazilan all the time. I'm not moved by Christmas time, but I want to say that you should try this album as soon as you can, just to have all songs by heart on Christmas Eve. Tracks include:

01 - Ave Maria (F. Schubert)
Toninho Horta & Oscar Castro-Neves

02 - The Christmas Song (M. Torme - R. Wells)
Dori Caymmi

03 - Air on a Six String (Air on the G String) (J.S. Bach)

04 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (H. Martin - R. Blane)
Joyce

05 - O Little Town of Bethlehem (PD)
Dori Caymmi

06 - I'll Be Home for Christmas (K. Gannon - W. Kent - J. Bosco)
João Bosco

07 - Dance Natahi (Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy) (P.I. Tchaikovsky)

08 - O Velhinho (Assis Valente)
Joyce

09 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J.F. Coots - H. Gillespie)
Joyce

10 - White Christmas (I. Berlin)
Ivan Lins

11 - Jingle Bells (J. Pierpoint)
Toninho Horta & Oscar Castro-Neves

12 - Silent Night (PD)
Dori Caymmi

13 - What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (PD)
Gilson Peranzzetta