Christmas Songs: Music from Malaysia – Janice & Mandy Nikko

Actually, I don’t know anything about this song and actually these mainstream christmas songs are not so goog :)

Just found this song by Janice & Mandy Nikko, who is a malaysian singer from Kota Kinabalu. Listen to their great song “It’s Christmas Tomorrow”:

Christmas Songs: Music from Nigeria/ the US – Tolu Akande

Tolu Akande is the 2nd child of Nigerian immigrants who made their way to Chicago, IL in hopes of securing a better lifestyle for themselves and their future children. Have a listen to his great christmas song “Wa,Ẹyin Olotọ”:

 

Christmas songs: Music from Wales/the UK – Shakin’ Stevens

Shakin’ Stevens is a Welsh rock and roll singer. Here’s one of my favourite christmas songs: “Merry Chrsitmas Everyone“:

Merry Christmas to you and thanks for your visits, comments and suggestions! ;-)

Christmas Songs: Music from Kenya – Kenyan Boys Choir

The Kenyan Boys Choir is one of the most popular african male voice choirs, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Listen to their version of “O Holy Night”:

Christmas Songs: Music from France – concentration musique de l’école Massé

Noel des enfants du Monde is a french christmas songs. Listen to this version of the school choir from Massé:

Christmas Songs: Music from Mexico – Coro y Orquesta Ecos en el Desierto

Coro y Orquesta Ecos en el Desierto are a mexican orchestra from Torreón. Listen to their great version of “Venid, fieles todos”:

Christmas Songs: Music from Brazil – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66

Sergio Mendes is a brazilian composer, pianist and arangeur from Rio de Janeiro. He also formed up the group Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66. Listen to their song “The Christmas Song”:

Music from the UK – Fynnjan

Listen to the song “The Spirit of Christmas” by 11-year-old UK boy called Fynnjan with Aspergers Syndrome. It’s raising money to help special educational needs provision in mainstream schools for children with autism and Aspergers – primarily through the National Autistic Society and Nordoff Robbins music therapy. I’m very impressed of this!

Thanks for this suggestion Paul!

Music from the US – The Pentatonix

Pentatonix is a five-member a cappella group. consisting of Mitch Grassi (tenor), Scott Hoying (baritone), Avi Kaplan (bass), Kirstie Maldonado (mezzo-soprano) and Kevin Olusola (beatbox), originally from Arlington, Texas, USA.

Each year they publish at least one christmas song cover , this one is a new one from 2013 “Little Drummer Boy ” do you know the stoy behind ??

Little Drummer Boy (“The Little Drummer”) is an American Christmas song. It tells the story of a poor boy who can not afford it  to make a gift to the newborn Jesus  and thus plays with the consent of the Virgin Mary for him on his drum. Miraculously, the newborn seems to understand and smiles at him gratefully.