asalto navideño

christmas time in the united states is so irritating for so many reasons. high on my list of seasonal allergies is the music. ugh, english-language christmas songs, i hate them almost all. and they come at you from all directions in public places, no escape. christmas music in spanish definitely varies, but is better.

the puerto ricans in particular have a very developed christmas music tradition and like many puerto rican things, for having such a small island, they do it real big. i'm not exactly sure what all it involves but there is something about an asalto navideño (¡¿?!) and more traditional jíbaro-style music than is generally appreciated at other times of year. sounds good.

la banda : héctor lavoe & willie colón (from asalto navideño, vol. 2)




amadito's favorite holiday song is the one about the burrito sabanero, which he calls de belén. he would play it 24 hours/day year-round if we allowed him to...



oh! i guess amado isn't the only one who likes this song. here is a version by juanes...



and this version comes with some pretty cool shepherd dance moves...




jeje, how was that for an asalto navideño? or maybe asalto burrito de belén ;)