One of the most celebrated and enduring traditions in the universe of popular music is that of Christmas albums. Something in which David Bisbal has inscribed his name with gold letters trying to compete in a market that for years has had Mariah Carey as the owner of the Christmas throne.
It has existed practically since the album format began to be developed almost a century ago and has left behind a wide series of emblematic works starring essential musicians. Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, James Brown, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Céline Dion or Dolly Parton They have recorded works for the Christmas cycle that already have classic status.
And in Spain we carry the tradition also enjoying the hand of great artists of our song such as Rafael. The Almeria-born performer had long wanted to join that glittering artistic team and now he fulfills that dream with Everything is possible at Christmasan album that adds new perspectives to his character as a multifaceted and adventurous performer. Always willing to take on challenges, the artist has taken care of every last detail of the creative process, creating a work that is close, accessible and unequivocally transversal.
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Ten songs in which the soloist wastes all his talent. For the joy it conveys in most of them, but also for the delicacy with which it approaches tracks of a more intimate and melancholic nature. And it is clear that he did not want to do formal or conventional work. Everything is possible at Christmas stands out beyond the margins of the genre thanks to its instrumental breadth thanks to the accompaniment of the Budapest Art Orchestra and its stylistic variety. It's an album of barely half an hour but in which a lot of things happen.
Bisbal brings a new standard to this type of repertoire with the song that gives its name to the album and which was the breakthrough single. Walk the edge swing on Christmas with youthe second original piece on the album. Dive into the great American songbook via Irving Berlin with a subtle rereading of White Christmas. And he goes to the movie Appointment in San Luis to reconsider the always emotional I wish you very happy holidays with mariachi arrangements.
The Venezuelan bonus The Sabanero burritoanother classic at this time, ends in its field among palms, without giving up the contagious Latin American essence of the original. More surprises? For example I will always remember youanother milestone of the broad-spectrum pop song (it has passed through the hands of Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Pet Shop Boys and Willie Nelson) that he performs in crooner mode. Also the Christmas carol fish in the riverwhich David takes to his territory with rumba airs, or the version of Jingle Bell Rock in swing key.
Produced and arranged by Cheche AlaraEverything is possible at Christmas is the fruit of a collective effort with which David Bisbal fulfills one of his most desired wishes, while toasting so that ours also come true. Quite a gift, there is no doubt.
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