Behind the Christmas Song in Our Hearts
"Whenever I see girls and boys selling lanterns on the street..."
Be it inside your car, your house, other people's house, inside the mall, inside a store or a restaurant, you will still be able to hear these lyrics when ber months strike.
It is true that this song never fails to take over the Filipino culture during the Christmas Season. But behind his successful song that has been playing for decades is the struggle of Jose Mari Chan in recording and writing the song.
Christmas In Our Hearts was created after the successful bloom of his album "Constant Change" in 1989. His rewarding Company, Universal Records, suggested the idea of writing a Christmas-themed album.
According to Jose Mari Chan he already have a tune in mind at that moment. It was the tune of "Ang Tubig ay Buhay" which he have already written.
"Matandaan ko meron akoy melody na ginawa two years ago, it was a song called "Ang Tubig ay Buhay". He said then he hummed the tune afterwards.
With the multiple change of partners in this song and his strugggle to write an album in a limited time frame, Jose Mari Chan still managed to create a masterpiece that captivated the heart of many filipinos over the decade. Christmas In Our Hearts truly became a reflection and a symbol of love and culture of Filipinos for Christmas.
A symbol that will be forever kept in our hearts
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