This holiday season, internationally renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli has teamed up with his 25-year-old son Matteo Bocelli and his 10-year-old daughter Virginia Bocelli for their first ever album together, A Family Christmas – out now via Decca / Capitol Records/Universal Music. The recording showcases their multi-generational musical talent in a range of festive favourites. “We are offering our small, intimate, and heartfelt gift to anyone who wishes to enjoy the soundtrack of Christmas in the Bocelli home” the family says.
The album is produced by composer and multi-Grammy® and Academy Award® nominee Stephan Moccio (Celine Dion, The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand), who has also contributed new arrangements and co-written ‘The Greatest Gift’ alongside Amy Wadge, Jonas Myrin and Andrea Bocelli.
A Family Christmas captures the Bocelli festive spirit in full flow, with new renditions of traditional carols arranged for all three voices, including ‘Away in a Manger’ and ‘Joy To The World’, plus popular Christmas tunes from around the world such as ‘Feliz Navidad’ and ‘Il Giorno Piu Speciale’, another brand new track written by Federica Abbate, Cheope, Katoo and Andrea Bocelli. The trio of complementary voices intertwine and echo on the song ‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’, which provides a stirring opening to the album.
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Each of the three Bocelli performers gets a chance to shine on A Family Christmas with solo tracks, duets and trios. For 10-year-old Virginia Bocelli, this is her first appearance on an album, having previously joined her father for a spine-tingling performance of ‘Hallelujah’ during 2020’s hugely popular Believe in Christmas concert, streamed live from the Teatro Regio di Pama. She provides the tender opening to ‘Away in a Manger’ and ‘Over The Rainbow’, as well as performing solo on ‘When Christmas Comes to Town’.
Andrea & Virginia Bocelli - Hallelujah (live at Teatro Regio di Parma)
Andrea Bocelli - Hallelujah (live at Teatro Regio di Parma)
The Bocelli Family’s ‘A Family Christmas’ is out now.
A Family Christmas – Track list: Do You Hear What I Hear? Away in a Manger Feliz Navidad The First Noël Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Over the Rainbow Buon Natale Joy To The World The Greatest Gift When Christmas Comes to Town Happy Xmas (War is Over) Il Giorno Piu Speciale I’ll Be Home For Christmas
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