Feliz Navidad (song)#Other recordings

{{Infobox song

| name = Feliz Navidad

| cover = R-5762920-1401970702-2196.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = José Feliciano

| album = {{lang|es|Feliz Navidad}}

| B-side = The Little Drummer Boy

| released = {{Start date|1970|11|09}}

| recorded = June 13, 1970 and August 5, 1970

| language = Spanish, English

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:00

| label = RCA Victor Records

| writer = José Feliciano

| producer = Rick Jarrard

| prev_title = Destiny

| prev_year = 1970

| next_title = Che Sarà

| next_year = 1971

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Feliz Navidad.ogg

}}

"Feliz Navidad" ({{IPA|es|feˈlis naβiˈða(ð)|lang}}; {{translation|literal=yes|"Merry Christmas"}}) is a Christmas song written and first recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano.{{cite web |title=Jose Feliciano |url=https://www.josefeliciano.com/about |website=Josefeliciano.com |access-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191210212529/https://www.josefeliciano.com/about |archive-date=10 December 2019 |quote=Two years later [in 1970, after the success of the album "Feliciano!" in 1968], in the midst of recording a Christmas album, it was [producer Rick] Jarrard who told Fèliciano they needed a new song and encouraged Feliciano as he virtually improvised the enduring classic "Feliz Navidad". |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/feliz-navidad-t3638062|title=Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano - Song Info - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=22 December 2017}} With its simple, heartfelt lyrics—the traditional Spanish Christmas/New Year greeting "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" ("Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness"), followed by text in English words "I wanna wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart"—, it has become a Christmas classic and has gained popularity around the world.

In 2010, Feliciano's original recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=GRAMMY HALL OF FAME AWARD |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#f |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.grammy.com}}

Background and composition

Feliciano wrote "Feliz Navidad" while feeling homesick at Christmas, missing his family in New York City and his extended family further afield as he sat in a studio in Los Angeles. He remembered celebrating Christmas Eve with his brothers, eating traditional Puerto Rican foods, drinking rum, and going caroling. "It was expressing the joy that I felt on Christmas and the fact that I felt very lonely", he told NPR in December 2020. "I missed my family, I missed Christmas carols with them. I missed the whole Christmas scene."{{cite news |last1=Del Barco |first1=Mandalit |title=50 Years Later, 'Feliz Navidad' Still Delivers On Its Bilingual Message |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/14/945401085/50-years-later-feliz-navidad-still-delivers-on-its-bilingual-message |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Morning Edition |agency=NPR |date=14 December 2020}}

The song was recorded in 10 minutes at RCA Studios on Sunset Boulevard with producer, Rick Jarrard. "That's why it's the simplest song ever written. 19 words to it", Feliciano told The New Yorker. "I wanted a song that belonged to the masses. If you know where your song is going to go, you don't have to fuck around with it too much. I used to say to myself, 'Joke 'em if they can't take a fuck!'"{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/21/the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-feliz-navidad-the-simplest-song-ever-written|title=The Fiftieth Anniversary of "Feliz Navidad," the Simplest Song Ever Written|first=Michael|last=Schulman|magazine=The New Yorker |date=December 14, 2020|via=www.newyorker.com}}

Chart performance

Feliciano's 1970 recording of "Feliz Navidad" (in which he plays both an acoustic guitar and a Puerto Rican cuatro) is one of the most downloaded and aired Christmas songs in the United States and Canada. As of November 25, 2016, total sales of the digital track stand at 808,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan, placing it eighth on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history.{{cite web|author= Billboard Staff|date= November 25, 2016 |title= What Are the Top-Selling Holiday Songs? |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7588783/what-are-the-top-selling-christmas-music-holiday-songs |work= Billboard Magazine |access-date= December 2, 2016}} It was also recognized by ASCAP as one of the top 25 most played and recorded Christmas songs around the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/11/ascap-tallies-the-top-25-christmas-songs/|title=ASCAP Tallies THE Top 25 Christmas Songs|date=November 23, 2009|work=American Songwriter|access-date=December 21, 2013}}

The original version of "Feliz Navidad" did not enter any of the US Billboard music popularity charts until well over two-and-a-half decades after it was recorded, first on the Adult Contemporary chart on the week ending January 3, 1998 (reaching No. 18), and then on the Radio Songs chart the following week (reaching No. 70).{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Christmas in the Charts (1920–2004)|publisher=Record Research Inc.|year=2004|location=Wisconsin|page=35|isbn=0-89820-161-6}}{{Cite magazine|title=Radio Songs Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/radio-songs/1998-01-10|access-date=2020-12-16|magazine=Billboard}} Two years later, on the week ending January 8, 2000, the song re-entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at a new peak of No. 12.

Nearly two decades later, "Feliz Navidad" entered the main Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for the first time, specifically on the week ending January 7, 2017 at No. 44.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-01-07|title=Billboard Hot 100: JANUARY 7, 2017 |magazine=Billboard}} On the week ending December 22, 2018, the song re-charted on the Hot 100 at No. 42, and the following week became Feliciano's first top 40 hit since 1968 by climbing to No. 34.{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=John Lennon & Paul McCartney Holiday Classics Hit Hot 100 at Last, Among 20 Seasonal Songs on the Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8491544/john-lennon-paul-mccartney-holiday-songs-debut-hot-100 |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=2019-01-03 |date=2018-12-25}}{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Elvis Presley Earns Highest-Charting Billboard Hot 100 Hit Since 1981 as 'Blue Christmas' Jingles In at No. 40 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8491989/elvis-presley-highest-charting-hot-100-hit-since-1978-blue-christmas-debut |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2019-01-03 |date=2019-01-01}} Two years later, and just two weeks after re-entering the Hot 100 chart at No. 45 on the week ending December 5, 2020, "Feliz Navidad" made the top 10 for the first time (at No. 10), becoming Feliciano's first top 10 hit on the Hot 100 chart since his cover of The Doors' "Light My Fire" peaked at No. 3 in August 1968.{{Cite magazine|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Jingles Back to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9499195/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-number-one-2020/|access-date=2020-12-15|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} Two weeks later, "Feliz Navidad" climbed to an all-time chart peak position of No. 6 on the Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9504998/mariah-carey-christmas-tops-hot-100-fifth-week/|title=Mariah Carey's 'Christmas' Back Atop Hot 100, As Dean Martin, Wham! & Chuck Berry Hit Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=December 28, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2020}}

In the United Kingdom, "Feliz Navidad" did not enter the UK Singles Chart until 2016, when it debuted at number 78. In 2020, the song made its UK top 40 debut,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/unsung-heroes-of-festive-pop-an-official-charts-investigation/|title=Unsung heroes of festive pop: An Official Charts investigation|author=Official Charts|date=3 December 2024|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=8 December 2024}} before reaching a peak of number 17 in 2024.

Versions made after original

In 2017, Feliciano released a ska version of "Feliz Navidad" in collaboration with English musician Jools Holland.{{cite web |last1=Thomas Erlewine |first1=Stephen |title=As You See Me Now Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/as-you-see-me-now-mw0003104010 |website=AllMusic.com |publisher=AllMusic, Netaktion LLC |access-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613090824/https://www.allmusic.com/album/as-you-see-me-now-mw0003104010 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |quote="...plus a new ska version of "Feliz Navidad,"}}

Charts

= Weekly charts =

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-01-02\|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=January 2, 2023\|access-date=December 30, 2022}} \| 19
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Chart performance for "Feliz Navidad" ! scope="col"\| Chart (1970–2024) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|5\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 3, 2025}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|9\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 1, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|20\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 31, 2023}}
{{single chart\|Brazil\|102\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|8\|artist=Jose Feliciano\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 3, 2024}}
scope="row"\| Croatia (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jose-feliciano/chart-history/i32/\|title=Jose Feliciano Chart History (Croatia Songs)\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=January 13, 2024}} \| 19
{{single chart\|Czechdigital\|34\|year=2022\|week=51/52\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
scope="row"\| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=52&y=2022&list=t40\|title=Track Top-40 Uge 52, 2022\|publisher=Hitlisten\|access-date=January 4, 2023}} \| 26
scope="row"\| Estonia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ee/weekly/20241220-20241226\|title=Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Dec 26, 2024\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=December 28, 2024}} \| 16
{{single chart\|Finland\|7\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 1, 2023}}
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=52&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Singles\|title=Top Singles (Week 52, 2023)\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=French\|access-date=January 2, 2024}} \| 24
{{single chart\|Germany\|5\|songid=74461\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|5\|artist=Jose Feliciano\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 4, 2023}}
scope="row"\| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103162214/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=January 3, 2024\|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week 52/2023\|publisher=IFPI Greece\|access-date=January 3, 2024}} \| 11
{{single chart\|Hungarysingle\|13\|year=2023\|week=52\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 4, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Hungarystream\|11\|year=2019\|week=52\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 2, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Ireland4\|11\|date=20221230\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 30, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Italy (FIMI){{cite web\|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2021/52\|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 52\|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana\|language=it\|access-date=January 1, 2022}} \| 2
scope="row"\| Latvia (LaIPA){{cite web\|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/chart?type=2&week=2023-W52&limit=100&id=5e472896c97ba\|title=Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 52. nedēļa\|language=en, lv\|publisher=LaIPA\|access-date=January 30, 2024\|date=December 31, 2023}} \| 10
scope="row"\| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s52/\|title=2022 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)\|publisher=AGATA\|language=lt\|date=December 30, 2022\|access-date=December 31, 2022}} \| 11
scope="row"\| Luxembourg (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jose-feliciano/chart-history/i12/\|title=Jose Feliciano Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 19, 2023}} \| 8
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|7\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 31, 2022}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2022-12-30\|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=January 2, 2023\|access-date=December 31, 2022}} \| 8
scope="row"\| Norway (VG-lista){{cite web\|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2022-w52/\|title=Singel 2022 uke 52\|publisher=VG-lista\|access-date=December 31, 2022}} \| 22
scope="row"\| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay\|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay\|publisher=OLiS\|language=pl\|access-date=December 16, 2024\|type=Select week 07.12.2024–13.12.2024.}} \| 60
scope="row"\| Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie\|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie\|publisher=OLiS\|language=pl\|access-date=January 2, 2025\|type=Select week 20.12.2024–26.12.2024.}} \| 16
{{single chart\|Portugal\|14\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 29, 2024}}
scope="row"\| Romania Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ro/weekly/20241220-20241226\|title=Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Dec 26, 2024\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=December 30, 2024}} \| 74
{{single chart\|Scotland\|42\|date=20191227\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Slovakdigital2\|15\|year=2022\|week=51/52\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
scope="row"\| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=52\|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart\|publisher=slotop50.si\|access-date=December 29, 2020\|archive-date=January 10, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110040951/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=52\|url-status=dead}} \| 21
scope="row"\| South Africa (RISA){{cite web\|url=https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-100-week-52/\|title=Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: Week 52\|website=The Official South African Charts\|publisher=Recording Industry of South Africa\|access-date=January 14, 2022}} \| 92
{{single chart\|Spain\|23\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 7, 2024}}
scope="row"\| Sweden (Tio i Topp){{Cite book \|last1=Hallberg \|first1=Eric \|title=Tio i Topp - med de utslagna "på försök" 1961–74 \|last2=Henningsson \|first2=Ulf \|publisher=Premium \|page=493 \|year=2012 \|isbn=978-91-89136-89-2 \|language=sv}} \| 1
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|4\|artist=José Feliciano\|song=Feliz Navidad\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 30, 2019}}
{{single chart\|UK\|17\|date=20241227\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 27, 2024\|refname="UK"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|6\|artist=Jose Feliciano\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 28, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|12\|artist=Jose Feliciano\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 26, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|35\|artist=Jose Feliciano\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 26, 2024}}
scope="row"\| US Holiday 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine \|title=Jose Feliciano Chart History (Holiday 100) \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jose-feliciano/chart-history/asx/ \|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 27, 2018}} \| 3
{{single chart\|Billboardlatinsongs\|29\|artist=Jose Feliciano\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 26, 2024}}
scope="row"\| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-12-10/\|title=Top 100 Songs\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|date=10 December 2020\|access-date=December 29, 2020\|archive-date=April 19, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419120315/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-12-10/\|url-status=dead}} \| 6

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Feliz Navidad" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\|Hungary (Single Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/single_db/2023\|title=Single Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2023\|publisher=MAHASZ\|access-date=January 31, 2024\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131131809/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/single_db/2023\|archive-date=January 31, 2024\|language=hu}} \| 70

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Feliz Navidad"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Hungary (Single Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/single_db/2023|title=Single Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2023|publisher=MAHASZ|access-date=January 31, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131131809/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/single_db/2023|archive-date=January 31, 2024|language=hu}}

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Feliz Navidad" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2024\|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2024\|website=austriancharts.at\|language=de\|access-date=January 3, 2025}} \| 57

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Feliz Navidad"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2024|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2024|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=January 3, 2025}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Feliz Navidad"}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|award=Platinum|relyear=1970|certyear=2022|access-date=February 7, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=José Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1970|certyear=2020|id=9811|access-date=1 October 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=José Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1970|certyear=2022|access-date=22 December 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=José Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=1970|certyear=2024|access-date=15 January 2024|id=11932}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=José Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1970|id=2023-12-15|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=José Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|id=file_2023-01-02-03-46-01.pdf|access-date=2 January 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Jose Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=jose-feliciano-feliz-navidad-2|access-date=24 December 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jose Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=16114-5149-1|access-date=3 January 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|artist=José Feliciano|title=Feliz Navidad|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1970|certyear=2024|certweek=48|id=20241204124119|archive-date=4 December 2024|access-date=4 December 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true|streamsonly=true}}

Other recordings

In 1980, the song was recorded in Estonian by Apelsin with lyrics by Henno Käo; however, this cover, titled "See viis", is not intended as a Christmas song. The lyrics describe the singer falling in love with someone over a song that they sing, but not being able to remember anything about the song but the melody.

In 1981, the Euro-Caribbean dance group Boney M. included a cover in their Christmas Album. This version remained an airplay favourite in the festive season throughout the decades in Europe, reaching no. 32 in the official Spanish Single Chart.{{Cite web|title=spanishcharts.com - Boney M. - Feliz Navidad|url=https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Boney+M.&titel=Feliz+Navidad&cat=s|access-date=2020-12-26|website=spanishcharts.com}} Although it has never been released as a single in the US, the cover also entered the Billboard Holiday Airplay chart reaching peak position no. 44 in 2017.{{Cite magazine|title=Boney M|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boney-m-2/chart-history/xss/|access-date=2020-12-26|magazine=Billboard}}

The Wiggles covered this song on their Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas album and video in 1996.

In 2002, the Nick Jr. Channel's animated TV cartoon Dora the Explorer featured a cover of the song in the Christmas-themed episode "A Present for Santa", as sung by Dora, Boots, Santa Claus (voiced by Howie Dorough from Backstreet Boys), and all the elves.

In 2008, David Crowder Band released a version on the compilation album X Christmas.

In 2011, Canadian singer Michael Bublé recorded a cover medley of the song titled Mis Deseos/Felíz Navidad featuring Mexican singer Thalía for his album Christmas.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2295159|pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic: Michael Bublé - Christmas}} Their version entered several Latin and Holiday charts on Billboard.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/thalia/chart-history/ |title=Thalia Chart History |magazine=Billboard |date=2003-08-23 |access-date=2019-10-18}} Their version also entered charts in European countries like Belgium and Hungary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/dff11/michael-buble-&-thalia-mis-deseos-_-feliz-navidad|title=Michael Bublé & Thalia - Mis deseos / Feliz Navidad|website=ultratop.be}}{{Cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/single-top-40-slagerlista/2018/52|title=Single Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták|website=slagerlistak.hu}} Their version was also certified Silver in the United Kingdom.{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Michael Buble & Thalia|access-date=8 December 2023}}

In 2013, American Christian pop band Unspoken recorded a cover of the song with new verses.

"Feliz Navidad" was recorded by Finnish symphonic metal artist Tarja Turunen in 2017, for her Christmas album From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas). On December 6, 2017, a music video was released for the solo version of the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tarja-releases-video-for-solo-version-of-feliz-navidad/|title=TARJA Releases Video For Solo Version Of 'Feliz Navidad'|date=6 December 2017|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=22 December 2017}} A special version was released as a single on December 8, featuring Turunen's musician friends Michael Monroe, Doro Pesch, Tony Kakko, Elize Ryd, Marko Saaresto, Timo Kotipelto, Simone Simons, Cristina Scabbia, Joe Lynn Turner, Floor Jansen, Hansi Kürsch and Sharon den Adel. The ensemble version was released as a benefit single to benefit victims of Hurricane Irma on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/tarja-turunen-all-star-cast-feliz-navidad-charity-cover/|title=Tarja Turunen Lines Up All-Star Cast for 'Feliz Navidad' Cover|website=Loudwire.com|date=December 3, 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017}}

In 2020, Millennial Choirs & Orchestras released a choral and orchestrated version of the song in their album Star of Wonder.{{cite web |title=Feliz Navidad - Millennial Choirs and Orchestras | date=December 17, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrnJmO2CWDk |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 April 2024}}

In 2020, Thalía released a merengue{{cite web|url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-thalia-lanza-una-feliz-navidad-biling%C3%BCe-y-al-son-del-merengue-electronico-822255.aspx|work=Andina|title=Thalía lanza una "Feliz Navidad" bilingüe y al son del merengue electrónico|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=December 26, 2021|language=es}} version of the song.{{Cite web|url=https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Thalia&titel=Feliz+navidad&cat=s|title=spanishcharts.com - Thalia - Feliz navidad|website=spanishcharts.com}}{{cite web|url=https://web.portalsucesso.com.br/destaque/thalia-lanca-sua-versao-para-o-classico-feliz-navidad|work=Successo!|title=Thalia lança sua versão para o clássico "Feliz Navidad"|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 26, 2021|language=pt}} It debuted at number 17 on the Monitor Latino Pop Charts in the Dominican Republic.{{Cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/rd/pop%20rd/20201123|title=Monitor Latino Dominican Republic|last=monitorLATINO|website=charts monitorLATINO|language=es}} On its second week the song moved up to the number 6 spot on that chart with that being its peak position.{{Cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/rd/pop%20rd/20201130|title=Monitor Latino Republica Dominicana|last=monitorLATINO|website=charts monitorLATINO|language=es}} It also peak at number 91 in Spain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/thalia-feliz-navidad|title=Feliz Navidad - Thalia | EPDM|first=El portal de|last=Música|via=www.elportaldemusica.es}}

In 2020, American regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida released a corrido tumbado cover of the song, as the third track from their Christmas EP Navidad con la Regida.{{Cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/lists/music/feliz-navidad-turns-50-5-favorite-covers-thalia-fuerza-regida/|title='Feliz Navidad' Turns 50: 5 of Our Favorite Covers by Thalía, Fuerza Régida & More|last=Villa|first=Lucas|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=December 2, 2024|magazine=Remezcla|language=en-US}}

In 2024, The Philly Specials covered the song for their charity album A Philly Special Christmas Party.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/philadelphia-eagles-jason-kelce-lane-johnson-jordan-mailata-philly-special-christmas-party-album-1235836249/ |title=Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson & Jordan Mailata Celebrate the Holiday Season With 'A Philly Special Christmas Party' Album: Stream It Now |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |magazine=Billboard |date=November 22, 2024 |access-date=December 25, 2024}}

Parodies

New Zealand comedian Billy T. James recorded "Maori Christmas" for a Radio Hauraki breakfast segment in 1985, which featured a medley based around "Feliz Navidad".{{cite web |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/christmas-in-the-sun |title=Christmas in the Sun |author=Grant Gillanders |date=2020-12-10 |publisher=AudioCulture }}

Bob Rivers wrote and recorded a parody called "Police Stop My Car", about driving under the influence, which appeared on his 1997 album More Twisted Christmas.

In December 2009, a parody of "Feliz Navidad" titled "The Illegal Alien Christmas Song", more commonly referred to as "Illegals in My Yard", was created by radio producers Matt Fox and A. J. Rice and posted on the website for Human Events, a Washington-based weekly publication. This parody, sung in English, played on the stereotype of Mexican immigrants as heavy drinkers and that illegal immigrants were going to "spread bubonic plague". Feliciano released a statement on December 23 on his official website:

{{blockquote|This song has always been a bridge to the cultures that are so dear to me, never as a vehicle for a political platform of racism and hate. It's disgusting and my only wish that my song and I are distanced from the whole affair as soon as possible.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124053714/http://www.josefeliciano.com/?x=entry:entry091217-122336 Jose Feliciano Official Site - OFFICIAL STATEMENT]. Josefeliciano.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-12.}}

In a statement to the Associated Press the same day, Jed Babbin, Human Events site editor, apologized for "any offense that Mr. Feliciano may have taken from this parody" and removed it from the site.{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/12/24/singer_feliciano_protests_feliz_navidad_parody/|title=Singer Feliciano protests 'Feliz Navidad' parody|website=boston.com|date=24 December 2009|access-date=November 24, 2018|last1=Ratner-Arias|first1=Sigal}}

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