Canta Natal

Infobox Album | Name = Canta Natal
Type = Album
Artist = Jorge Ferreira


Released = 1994
Genre = World, Christmas
Length = 28:47
Label = Henda Records, Espacial
Producer = Jorge Ferreira, José Ernesto Barros
Last album = "Era Pouco E Acabou-se"
(1994)
This album = "Canta Natal"
(1994)
Next album = "Prova De Amor"
(1995)

"Canta Natal" "(Sing Christmas)" is the seventeenth studio album and the first Christmas album by Portuguese American singer/songwriter Jorge Ferreira, released in 1994 on Henda Records & Videos in America and Espacial in Portugal. It is a holiday album featuring both cover versions and original material, in which Ferreira's daughters Alison and Elizabeth Marie performed in lead vocals in some songs.

Track listing

** *small|Music videos releases.
** **small|Extracted from the album "Nos Arraiais".

Album credits

Personnel

*Jorge Ferreira - lead vocals, background vocals.
*Alison Ferreira - vocals.
*Elizabeth Marie Ferreira - vocals.
*Joseph Pereira Jr. - trumpet.
*Bob Miranda - drums, percussions.
*José Ernesto Barros - acoustic guitar, keyboards, xylophone.
*Dany Vasconcelos - violin, contrabass guitar.
*Ray Vasconcelos - bass guitar.
*Joseph Pereira Jr. 3rd - Portuguese guitar.
*Isidro "Sid" Silva - trombone, tambourine.
*José Soares - saxophone, flute.

Production

*Musical arrangements: José Ernesto Barros.
*Musical direction, producers, mixing: Jorge Ferreira, José Ernesto Barros.
*Sound engineer: Jorge Ferreira.
*Mastering: Bob Patten.
*Recording studio: City Limit Track "(Westport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)".

Design

*Design: Eugénio Descamps, Lda. "(Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)".
*Photography: Nobrega's Studio "(Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)".

Trivia

* In the Espacial version, the album title is "É Natal", and the track listing contains 2 additional songs which are "Viver E Recordar" and "Mãe" extracted from the album "Nos Arraiais".
* The song "Natal De Uma Criança", from the album "Os Olhos De Minha Mãe", is a reprise.
* The song "Noite Feliz" is the Portuguese version of "Silent Night" translated by César Batalha.
* The song "Bate O Sino" is the auto-translated Portuguese version of "Jingle Bells".

External links

* [http://portuguesemusic.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=793 Album on Henda Records's Christmas CDS store webpage]
* [http://www.jorgeferreira.com/ Jorge Ferreira official website]