While missing his family at Christmas in 1970, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Jose Feliciano wrote “Feliz Navidad”, a heartfelt but simple song.

The song only has nineteen words in it and it was recorded in ten minutes at RCA Studios on Sunset Blvd. In 2010 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. According to Wikipedia it is one of the most downloaded and aired Christmas songs in the United States and Canada. As of November 25, 2016, total sales of the digital track stand at 808,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan, placing it eighth on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history. It was also recognized by ASCAP as one of the top 25 most played and recorded Christmas songs around the world.

I like it because it’s a feel-good song with a catchy beat and it just makes you feel like singing at the top of your lungs. Although there have been many versions, Feliciano’s is by far the best.