Puerto Rican Christmas songs

The Puerto Rican Christmas music has experienced a stylistic diversification from villancicos to boleros, tunas, and salsa. A good portion of them are sung in parrandas. Parrandas are the Puerto Rican version of caroling. In the past, the tradition was marked by singing traditional Puerto Rican music called aguinaldos, although in more recent times tuna songs have taken over.

Tuna songs

Modern day parrandas in Puerto Rico are based in singing tuna songs recorded from the 1960s to the 1980s that allude to the Puerto Rican Christmas tradition and convey intense celebration and festivity. Those commercial songs came from many Tuna groups that were popular during that period.

MÚSICA DE PARRANDA

1. A la Zarandela (merengue)
2. A Quién no le Gusta Eso (Alfonzo Vélez)
3. Alegre Vengo (Spanish and English lyrics)
4. Alegría, Alegría, Alegría (Spanish lyrics)
5. Caminan las Nubes (Julio Rodríguez)
6. Dame la Mano Paloma (José Nogueras)
7. De la Montaña Venimos (aguinaldo criollo dominicano)
8. El Cardenalito (Danny Rivera)
9. El Coquí (Danny Rivera)
10. El Burrito Sabanero – (por Hugo Blanco, aguinaldo venezolano)

11. El Camello que No Pasó Inspección (por Alfonzo Vélez)
12. El Jolgorio (Alfonzo Vélez)
13. El Niño Jesús (Tony Croatto)
14. El Ñá
15. El Santo Nombre de Jesús (Spanish lyrics)
16. Ese Pobre Lechón (Tuna de Cayey)
17. Hermoso Bouquet (Manuel Jiménez)
18. La Botellita (folcklore venezolano)
19. La Parranda del Sopón (Tuna de Cayey)
20. Las Campanas de San Juan (Vicente Caratini)

21. Los Tres Santos Reyes
22. Puerca Sinverguenza (Tuna de Cayey)
23. Saludos Saludos (Spanish lyrics)
24. Si No Me Dan de Beber (Spanish lyrics)
25. Si Dejo de Amarte (Tu Eres La Causante) (por Nito Méndez)
26. Un Año que Viene, Otro Que se Va (Benito de Jesús)
27. Traigo esta Trulla (Herminio de Jesus)
28. Vámonos que la Parranda Se Acabó
29. Yo Me Tomo el Ron (por Chuíto de Bayamón)

30. Yo Tenía Una Luz (Alfonzo Vélez)

TRADITIONAL DANZAS

31. Alegres Pascuas (“Por fin llegaron la navidades”)
32. De Tierras Lejanas (“Los reyes que llegaron a Belén)

VILLANCICOS

33. Casitas de la Montana (Spanish lyrics)
34. Villancico Yaucano (Spanish lyrics)
35. Pastores a Belén (Spanish lyrics)
36. El Tamborilero (Spanish lyrics)
37. Noche de Paz (Spanish lyrics)

TRIOS

38. Cantares de Navidad (Trío Vegabajeño)
39. Triste Navidad
40. Traigo un Ramillete

WILLIE COLÓN, HÉCTOR LAVOE Y YOMO TORO (SALSA)

40. Aires de Navidad (Spanish lyrics)
41. Popurrí Navideño (Spanish lyrics)
42. Traigo la Salsa (Spanish lyrics)
43. Canto a Borinquén (Spanish lyrics)
44. La Murga (Spanish lyrics)
45. Vive tu Vida Contento (Spanish lyrics)
46. Esta es la Navidad (Spanish lyrics)

PLENAS

47. Una noche se oyó en Borinquén

Parrandas: A Puerto Rican Musical Tradition

Tuna songs in Puerro Rican Parrandas

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