Because it's "BER" month already, let me be the first one to great you a Merry Christmas my friend! :)
I'll be publishing one (1) of your all time favorite Christmas song every week until Christmas :) Enjoy my friend!!!
Fresssshhhhh out of the Boy Hapay studio (a.k.a my bedroom) is another request from a beloved subscriber friend :)
INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR VERSION available here my friend:
https://youtu.be/QT6I2UwLB4g
You want a version that you can sing-along to like a videoke/karaoke my friend? Your wish is my command!! Here you go! sing your heart out!!
This is my instrumental acoustic guitar minus one (vocals) cover of Jose Mari Chan's massive Christmas song "Christmas in Our Hearts" from his massive 1990 Christmas Album entitled "Christmas in Our Hearts".
Little info about Christmas in Our Hearts from it's wikipedia page:
Christmas in Our Hearts is the seventh studio album and the first Christmas album by Filipino singer-songwriter and businessman Jose Mari Chan. It was released in November 1990 by Universal Records. The album sold over 600,000 units in the Philippines in 2006, certifying Double Diamond by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).[1] It is considered to be the first OPM album to surpass the Diamond status. It is currently the biggest-selling album in the Philippines, selling more than 800,000 copies to date.[2] Due to the recurring popularity of the song and album during the annual holiday season, Chan became known by the Filipinos as "The Father of Philippine Christmas Music."
The album also features cover versions of "A Christmas Carol", "This Beautiful Day" and "Christmas Children" from the 1970 musical Scrooge.
The album has been re-released as a 25th Anniversary Edition on iTunes, Spotify and Spinnr on October 30, 2015.
Little info about Jose Mari Chan from his Wikipedia Page:
José Mari L. Chan (born March 11, 1945 in Iloilo City), commonly known by the nickname Joe Mari Chan is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc. (BISCOM) and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music, Inc.
Chan first appeared on the local scene as the host and singer of a television show called "9 Teeners" of ABS-CBN in 1966. His first single Afterglow was released in 1967.[1]
His first long playing album Deep in My Heart was issued in 1969. In 1973, he represented the Philippines in the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo where his song Can We Just Stop And Talk Awhile went into the final entries.[2]
In 1975, he moved to the United States to run a branch office of their family's sugar business and remained there for 11 years. In 1986, he returned to the Philippines and went back to the music industry with the release of his album A Golden Collection.
In 1989, he released his album Constant Change.[1] It was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards, the local equivalent of the American Grammy Awards and reached the Diamond Record in terms of sales. It also sold in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
In 1990, his Christmas album, Christmas in Our Hearts was released.[1] It reached triple platinum status that same year, eventually earning the Double Diamond Record Award in 1995. The significant popularity of his iconic Christmas songs and the album during the holiday season earned him the title of "Father of Philippine Christmas Music".
In 1994 he released his eighth album, Thank You Love, where he has another song "Is She Thinking About Me" with Christine Bersola-Babao and another christmas song, "Christmas Past". His 2001 album A Heart's Journey won Album of the year in the Awit Awards. In 2005, he composed "We're All Just One" as the theme song of the (2005 Southeast Asian Games). In 2007 He released his 12th album Love Letters And Other Souvenirs.
In 2009, Joe Mari was inducted to the Philippines Eastwood City Walk Of Fame.[citation needed]
In 2011, he released his 13th full-length album, The Manhattan Connection: The Songs of Jose Mari Chan. The album, which was produced by Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer. The songs were reimagined by music producer Yaron Gershovsky.[3]
In 2012, he released his 14th over-all album Going Home To Christmas. It was his second Christmas album after 22 years since Christmas In Our Hearts was released in 1990. In 2013, he guested in The Ryzza Mae Show. In 2015, he released Christmas In Our Hearts (25th Anniversary Edition)
Arrangement, Performance and Recording by Boy Hapay
Equipment used: Fender American Standard Stratocaster, Boss DS-1, Macbook Pro (Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro), Korg MicroKey, Canon 600D
Note:
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