"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. The Wiggles sing this song on their Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas album and video.
Song Credits
- Music & Lyrics: Jose Feliciano
- Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
- Publisher: BMG
Musicians
- Lead Vocals - Greg Page
- Backing Vocals - Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt
- Additional Vocals - Anthony Field, Paul Paddick
- Bass - Murray Cook
- Acoustic Guitar - Anthony Field
- Classical Acoustic Guitar - Terry Murray
- Drums/Percussion - Peter (Fuji) Iacono
- Accordion - Jeff Fatt
- Trumpet - Dominic Lindsay
Song Lyrics and Transcript from Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas 1997
Anthony: These are our friends, Iggy, Ziggy and Frank. Merry Christmas, guys.
Iggy: Merry Christmas, Anthony.
Anthony: All over the world in the moment, people are celebrating Christmas. And all over the world people have different ways of saying "Merry Christmas". In Central Australia, the Native people say "Equata" for "Merry Christmas". Uh, in Italy, people say...
Iggy: Bon Natalie.
Anthony: They do too, Iggy. They say "Bon Natalie". And uh, well, in Spanish speaking countries, people say, um, what do they say?
Iggy: Hey, Anthony, Anthony, Anthony. "Feliz Navidad".
Anthony: "Feliz Navidad." Merry Christmas, everybody.
Iggy: Merry Christmas, everybody. Feliz Navidad.
Greg: Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad.
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad.
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.
Iggy: Merry Christmas, everybody. La-la-la-la-la. Happy New Year.
Greg: I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad.
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad.
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas,
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.
Greg, Jeff and Murray: Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad.
Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad. Prospero año y felicidad.
Iggy: Merry Christmas, everybody. Feliz Navidad. (laughing)
Trivia
- For the 1997 version, the audio of the introduction was edited together while being distorted.
- The audio of the introduction for this song with Anthony and the iguanas was re-recorded for the 1999 re-release. Anthony speaks in a lower tone.