Accordion Guy Advent Calendar, Day Twelve: "Feliz Navidad" by El Vez, the Mexican Elvis!

In Tagalog, “Merry Christmas” is “Maligayang Pasko”,

and I’m going to try and dig up some MP3s of Filipino Christmas songs

for this Advent calendar. A combination of the warm weather and Spanish influence makes Filipino carols

a little bouncier than your typical North American or European ones,

many of which are a bit too solemn for this party animal’s liking.

Filipino traditions have considerable overlap with Mexican traditions

thanks to the fact that the distances involved made it necessary to

administer the Philippines not from Original Recipe Spain, but Extra

Crispy New Spain, a.k.a. Mexico. I can’t think of  better way to

celebrate this overlap and Christmas at the same time — other than

throwing a tequila-fueled bacchanal at my apartment — than to share this cover of Feliz Navidad (that’s “Merry Christmas” in Spanish) by El Vez [4.0MB, MP3] the Mexican Elvis. Enjoy!