By Jona Oboza
The ardor of the Christmas season is marching within our hearts, and is now made even more heartfelt as the country’s Queen of Bossa, Sitti, launches Ngayong Pasko, her 2008 Christmas album.
Ngayong Pasko, a compilation of traditional carols with a fresh Bossa twist, will undoubtedly give joy to the hearts of thousands of fans worldwide this season of gift-giving.
“I’d long palnned for this- to give something special to the fans- as grateful as I am for all the support they had given me”, Sitti shares.
Going back in 2006, queen of bossa nova Sitti released her Certified Double Platinum album, Café Bossa, wherein she definitely caught the hearts of many Filipinos and the OPM scene by giving music lovers a different kind of Bossa at its freshest most melodic feel. Following that is the release of her second studio album, My Bossa Nova, which showcased Bossa versions of eternal love songs like “Take a Bow” and “The Look of Love”, plus a co-written soulful song entitled “A song for Penny Brown”.
Ngayong Pasko is a truly serenading Christmas gift for all. It features delightful Bossa Nova Christmas carols, with popular yuletide favorites such as, All I Want for Christmas, Santa Baby, Winter Wonderland, Someday At Christmas, Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Grown Up Christmas List, The Christmas Song, Jingle Bell Rock, and Boogie Woogie Santa Claus.
There’s also more reason to anticipate aside from your ever-yearned Christmas bonuses because in her Ngayong Pasko album, Sitti gives you that early holiday bonus, a duet track with Christian Bautista in “Baby, it’s Cold outside.”
And yes there’s more because Sitti also had her fresh new take on the classic “I’ll be Home for Christmas” sung together with the Las Pinas Boys Choir.
“Collaborating with others is always a joy for me”, shares Sitti. “Christian was a natural choice for that [Baby, it’s cold outside], she adds.
There’s no stopping Sitti for having Bossa Nova a special place in everyone’s hearts. When asked what’s in store for her this coming year 2009, Sitti flashed a smile, paused as she excitedly shared, “A very bright 2009…”
With the stars perfectly aligned for her, a very bright and sparkling career indeed awaits our queen of Bossa, and until next year, let us all share Sitti’s gift of music from Warner Music Philippines, her latest CD offering, Ngayong Pasko.
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