At the end of each year, a visit to a Christmas circus is a short journey into a wonderful world that enchants young and old alike. In the series "The Great Christmas Circuses in Europe," we present a first mention: the Bouglione Christmas Circus in Paris. During the winter, a few weeks before Christmas, the…
Although it is associated with Christmas and is not played strictly during the holiday season, the song called Home for the Holidays, whose title is often preceded by "There's No Place Like," refers more to Thanksgiving. This holiday is particularly celebrated in the United States, where it has a…
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas was popularized by American actor and singer Burl Ives, who was known for his impressive repertoire of songs. While he wasn't the first to perform this song, his version was the only one to achieve enormous success, and it was still being played on radio during the 1930s.
In 1970, José Feliciano, a blind singer and guitarist who was little known until then, rose to fame with the song that would become a Christmas classic, Feliz Navidad. With such a catchy chorus, "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad," it was an immediate success, even though few people understood the…
