Talk:Feliz Navidad (song)

old talk
On an episode of The West Wing, a character says that Feliz Navidad sold more copies than White Christmas (song). Anybody know if this is true? Cheers, Rothery 10:35, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

There is a comedy version of this song "Police Stopped My Car" anyone know anything else about it? DDB (talk) 07:22, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Copyright information of song
There was no copyright information for the article. Is the song still copyrighted? Gnetter (talk) 20:24, 22 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is still copyrighted everywhere, since it was written in 1970. Graham 87 05:06, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Infobox
Am removing tagged request for an infobox as I have added one. Expansion would be appreciated, though. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:16, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Taco Wagon
Why does Feliz Navidad have the same melody as Taco Wagon? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.205.196.206 (talk) 19:21, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Modern Xmas hits
Except for a couple huge charity fundraisers (like Do They Know It's Christmas), I'm wondering if this isn't one of the last really "big" Christmas pop songs.... PurpleChez (talk) 16:38, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd thought this was a late 70s song, so my thinking was a little off. I can think of several "classic rock" Xmas songs more recent than this. Wonderful Christmastime, maybe Happy Xmas War Is Over... Still...how many holiday pop hits have there been in the last 25 years or so? I know that people still put out Xmas records, but it's a judgement call about what's a classic.... PurpleChez (talk) 16:44, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

oh dear, you've forgotten one of the biggest hits of ALL TIME -- Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You (1994). that one's gonna outlast Silent Night....

before that, i'd say Jingle Bell Rock (1957) was the last song to truly qualify. much as i myself prefer Happy Xmas, it's just not in the same league. 209.172.23.178 (talk) 08:13, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Pronunciation of "feliz"
The footnote tells us that "feliz" is pronounced "[feˈliθ]" or "[fe'lis]". However, the first pronunciation (with the English "th" sound in "three" or "bath") is only used in parts of Spain (mainly the north), whereas the second pronunciation (with the English "s" sound in "saw" or "boss") is used everywhere else in the Spanish-speaking world (including Feliciano's homeland Puerto Rico and the rest of Latin America). This means the "s" pronunciation is by far the more common (and it is also acceptable everywhere). I reckon singing this song with a "th" sound everywhere (including "fe-leeth-ee-dahd") would be like singing American jazz or country music with a cut-glass British accent. Perhaps some Spaniards would sing the song this way (since that's how they would pronounce the phrase as an ordinary Christmas greeting), but as I say the vast majority (at least 90%) of Spanish-speakers would not - so the "th" pronunciation should surely be given in second place, or perhaps not at all.213.127.210.95 (talk) 15:51, 5 July 2017 (UTC)