A Best Seller!
This quote from Veja (December 4, 1996) from the article “Trenó Brasileiro” (Brazilian Sleigh), by Celso Masson, is brief and to the point about this album:
Upon releasing her Christmas CD 25 de Dezembro last year, Simone broke a taboo. Contrary to what happens in the U.S. and Europe, Brazilian singers are not used to releasing Christmas music CDs in December.
This release has sold more than 1 million copies and placed Simone “among the greatest stars in Brazilian popular music,” according to Celso Masson. Not a bad birthday gift for the singer (Simone was born on December 25). Arrangements were signed by Júlio Teixeira, Harvey Cohen, Bill Brendle and Moogie Canázio. A curious note about the album: the original release only contained ten tracks. Later, in 1998 PolyGram would re-release the CD with the wonderful bonus track rendition of “Ave Maria.”
ALBUM INFORMATION
Simone
25 de Dezembro
Mercury M528948 – 2 (1995)
Time: 40’26”
Tracks:
- Então é Natal (Happy Xmas – War is Over) (John Lennon – Yoko Ono – Cláudio Rabello)
- Natal Branco (White Christmas) (Irving Berlin – Marino Pinto)
- Bate o Sino (Jingle Bells)
- Pensamentos (Roberto Carlos – Erasmo Carlos)
- O Velhinho (Octávio Filho)
- Jesus Cristo (Roberto Carlos – Eramos Carlos)
- Que Maravilha Viver (What a Wonderful World) (G.D. Weiss – B. Thiele – Cláudio Rabello)
- Natal das Crianças (Blecaute)
- Boas Festas (Assis Valente) – w/ Timbalada
- Noite Feliz (Silent Night) (F. Gruber)
- Ave Maria (Jayme Redondo – Vicente Paiva) – w/ the Meninas Cantoras de Petrópolis
