Laura Pausini - Laura Xmas (2016)

Marry Christmas from Italy

Fifteen years ago Italian singer Laura Pausini began dreaming about recording a Christmas album. Her first attempt and proposal to her label was thwarted by the simple fact that in Italy, traditional Christmas albums are not very successful.

But the idea came up again when Pausini visited Disney parks in Orlando, FL during the festive season last year. “We lived the most amazing Christmas moment. A lot of music around us,” Pausini told Billboard.

But, in her mind, she was looking for the perfect pitch to present to the label. A conversation with her father sparked an idea to bring together two of her dreams: Christmas songs with swing music. Today, the Italian superstar is releasing Laura Xmas (English version) and Laura Navidad (in Spanish), in anticipation of the upcoming Christmas season.

The 12-track album was produced by Patrick Williams (Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli and Michael Bublé) who along with his orchestra recorded the album at the legendary Capitol Records studio in Los Angeles.

What does Pausini look like singing Christmas tunes? Check out the video premiere of her first single, “Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad” (Santa Claus is Coming to Town), exclusively on Billboard. The video was shot at Teatro Comunal Ebe Stignani in Imola, Italy and directed by Gaetano Morbioli, who has done may Pausini’s music videos in the past.

tracklist

1. IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
2. LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
3. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
4. JINGLE BELL ROCK
5. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
6. JINGLE BELLS
7. WHITE CHRISTMAS
8. HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)
9. FELIZ NAVIDAD
10. ADESTE FIDELES
11. OH HAPPY DAY
12. ASTRO DEL CIEL
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review : www.billboard.com

artist's site : store.laura4u.com