Los Lobos’ First-Ever Christmas Album Llegó Navidad Out Today On Rhino

Los Lobos’ boundary-breaking, wide-ranging four-decade career has seen the East L.A. legends achieve success in a multitude of styles and genres. This holiday season, they venture in yet another new direction with Llegó Navidad, their first-ever Christmas record, which is out today on Rhino. Keeping with the spirit that’s come to define the group, Llegó Navidad breaks the holiday-album mold by shining a light on regional classics from across the Spanish-speaking world. After researching nearly 150 possible song selections, the album’s eleven tracks include holiday songs from Veracruz to Panama to the Texas border, each reinvented in the band’s own inimitable style.

Los Lobos discuss the inspirations behind the album here: https://youtu.be/8-r-f9M94nQ

Order Llegó Navidad here: https://rhino.lnk.to/LlegoNavidad

Standout tracks on Llegó Navidad include the band’s previously-released take on “Dónde Está Santa Claus,” which completely reworks the 1958 novelty hit made famous by twelve-year-old vocalist Augie Rios, and Los Lobos’ brand-new original “Christmas and You,” written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez. Elsewhere on Llegó Navidad, the band puts their own spin on Freddy Fender’s Tex-Mex classic “Christmas Time In Texas,” the son jarocho folk tune “La Rama” and the 70s South American salsa hit “La Murga.”

Llegó Navidad is currently available on CD and digitally from Rhino, and a vinyl version will be released on November 22. Los Lobos are on tour in the U.S. through the holiday season and beyond, including December runs in New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston and throughout Southern California. A full list is below.

 

LLEGÓ NAVIDAD TRACK LISTING

“La Rama”

“Reluciente Sol”

“It’s Christmas Time In Texas”

“Amarga Navidad”

“Arbolito De Navidad”

“¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?”

“Llegó Navidad”

“Las Mañanitas”

“La Murga”

“Christmas And You”

“Regalo De Reyes”

“Feliz Navidad”

 

LOS LOBOS TOUR DATES:

10/4 - Mount Vernon, WA - Lincoln Theatre

10/5 - Federal Way, WA - Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center

10/6 - Perris, CA - Lake Perris Fairgrounds

10/9 - Modesto, CA - Gallo Center for the Arts

10/10 - Visalia, CA - Visalia Fox Theater

10/11 - Long Beach, CA - Museum of Latin American Art

10/12 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom

10/13 - Cheyenne, WY - Cheyenne Civic Center

10/16 - Chicago, IL - Joe's Bar on Weed St.

10/17 - Staten Island, NY - St. George Theatre

10/18 - Westbury, NY - Theatre at Westbury

10/19 - Collingswood, NJ - Scottish Rite Auditorium

10/20 - Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Center

10/26-11/2 - San Diego, CA - Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #33

11/07 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theatre

11/08 - St Louis, MO - The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries

11/09 - Bartlett, TN - Bartlett Performing Arts Conference Center

11/14 - Hopewell, VA - The Beacon Theatre

11/16 - Owings Mills, MD - The Gordon Center for Performing Arts

11/17 - Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27

12/08 - Chicago, IL - City Winery

12/09 - Chicago, IL - City Winery

12/10 - Chicago, IL - City Winery

12/12 - Washington, DC - City Winery Washington D.C.

12/13 - Washington, DC - City Winery Washington D.C.

12/14 - New York, NY - The Conert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture

12/15 - Philadelphia, PA - City Winery

12/16 - Philadelphia, PA - City Winery

12/18 - Boston, MA - City Winery Boston

12/19 - Boston, MA - City Winery Boston

12/27 - Agoura Hills, CA - The Canyon Club

12/28 - Santa Clarita, CA - The Canyon Santa Clarita

12/29 - Pasadena, CA - The Rose

12/31 - Montclair, CA - The Canyon Montclair

01/01 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s

01/03 - Bakersfield, CA - World Records

01/04 - Folsom, CA - Harris Center

01/18 - San Diego, CA - Spreakel’s Theatre

01/25 - Redding, CA - Cascade Theatre

02/07 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery

02/09 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL- Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

02/11 - Key West, FL - Key West Theater

02/12 - Pembroke Pines, FL - Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines

02/13 - Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theatre

02/22 - Toronto, ON - Koerner Hall

02/26 - Beaumont, TX - Jefferson Theater

03/07 - Brownfield, ME - The Stone Mountain Arts Center

03/08 - Waterville, ME - Waterville Opera House