Description:

Ptumayo, an American label that introduces world music in an accessible way, presents a Christmas album with an international flavor. The album features 10 unique Christmas songs arranged by musicians from Italy, Canada, Portugal, and other countries in various musical styles, including reggae, flamenco, and Hawaiian music. The album includes a Bossa Nova version of the Christmas carol "Shepherd Sheep" sung in Portuguese, a hybrid version of "Silent Night" performed by Italian musicians and a choir from Burkina Faso, "Winter Wonderland" played on the ukulele, and many others that everyone knows. The album features a different atmosphere to the standard Christmas numbers that everyone is familiar with.

Tracklisting:

1. NOSSA BOSSA NOVA - THE FIRST NOEL (USA/BRAZIL)
2. ARSPOP - ASTRO DEL CIEL (ITALY/BURKINA FASO)
3. FREDERICK DE GRANDPRE - NOEL AVEC TOI (QUEBEC/CANADA)
4. JAN LUNA - WINTER WONDERLAND (HAWAII/USA)
5. MARINA DEL GAUDIO - BIANCA NATALE (ITALY)
6. INES PUPO & GONCALO PRATAS - O NATAL JA COMECOU (PORTUGAL)
7. ROMAN STREET - LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (USA)
8. LYNN AUGUST - CHRISTMAS BY THE BAR-B-QUE (LOUISIANA/USA)
9. THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS - FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (JAMAICA)
10. LEON REDBONE - CHRISTMAS ISLAND (USA)