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Es Navidad
Es Navidad
Studio album by Menudo
Released	1980
Genre	Latin pop
Menudo chronology
Alternative cover
	Feliz Navidad — Con 14 Éxitos Navideños

Es Navidad, released in the United States as Feliz Navidad — Con 14 Éxitos Navideños, is the fifth studio album and second Christmas album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1980 by the record label Padosa.^[1] The group included Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and Charlie Massó.^[2]

Regarding its production, as in their previous albums, the chorus of the songs was enhanced by the voices of professional backing singers, including the quintet's vocal coach, Marilyn Pagán.^[3]

In 1982, the album was re-released in the United States, under the title Feliz Navidad — Con 14 Éxitos Navideños, featuring a new cover showing the group members dressed as Santa Claus. In 1983, four songs from their previous album, ¡Felicidades!, were added to the tracklist.

This was the last album Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel to be in, since Ray Reyes replaced Xavier in early 1983. During the first week in New York and then few months went by, Miguel decided to voluntarily to quit the group because he felt unhappy since his voice suddenly changed and wasn't able to do his song, and was replaced by Roy Rossello.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial performance

The album was a success in Venezuela and became the first Menudo album to reach 100,000 copies sold in the country.^[4] According to an October 1984 note in the American magazine Cashbox, sales had surpassed 143,000 units in Venezuelan territory by that date.^[4]

The US version was well received in the U.S., appearing on the Billboard magazine's music chart for Latin albums.^[5]^[6]

Track listings

*Es Navidad*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"La Gallina"	Herminio de Jesus	René Farrait	4:09
2.	"Traigo Una Parranda"	H. de Jesus	Xavier Serbiá	2:51
3.	"Las Nubes"	H. de Jesus	Johnny Lozada	2:45
4.	"Las Navidades"	H. de Jesus	Ricky Meléndez	3:04
5.	"Chiji Navideño"	H. de Jesus	All group members	2:53
6.	"Mi Parranda"	H. de Jesus	Óscar Meléndez	2:52
7.	"El Tamborilero"	Adapted by Ed Diaz	Johnny Lozada	3:10
8.	"Eso Es Lo Mío"	H. de Jesus	Óscar Meléndez and René Farrait	3:14
9.	"Voy También"	Curet Alonso	Johnny Lozada	2:34
10.	"Año Nuevo Y Reyes"	Juan de Dios Guzmán	Johnny Lozada	2:01

*Feliz Navidad — Con 14 Éxitos Navideños*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"La Gallina"	H. de Jesus	René Farrait	4:07
2.	"Traigo Una Parranda"	H. de Jesus	Xavier Serbiá	2:51
3.	"Noche De Paz"	Gruber, Mohr	René Farrait	2:33
4.	"Las Nubes"	D.a.r	Johnny Lozada	2:44
5.	"Las Navidades"	H. de Jesus	Ricky Meléndez	3:02
6.	"Ensillando Mi Caballo"	D.a.r.	Carlos Meléndez and Fernando Sallaberry	2:33
7.	"Chiji Navideño"	H. de Jesus	All group members	2:50
8.	"Mi Parranda"	H. de Jesus	Óscar Meléndez	2:50
9.	"El Tamborilero"	Adapted by E. Diaz	Johnny Lozada	3:11
10.	"Eso Es Lo Mío"	H. de Jesus	Óscar Meléndez and René Farrait	3:13
11.	"Ñaqui Quiñaqui"	H. de Jesus	All group members	3:21
12.	"Voy También"	C. Alonso	Johnny Lozada	2:32
13.	"Año Nuevo Y Reyes"	J. de D. Guzmán	Johnny Lozada	1:59
14.	"Plena Borinqueña"	D.a.r	Fernando Sallaberry	2:50

Charts

Feliz Navidad

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Califórnia)^[5]	10
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Flórida)^[6]	14
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Nova Iorque)^[5]	6
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums - Texas)^[5]	2

References

^ "Menudo - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-15..
^ Carter, Brooke (July 20, 2023). "What Happened to Menudo". Gazette Review. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ Ruiz, Damarisse Martínez (1999). Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad. Hato Rey: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. p. 93. ISBN 1-881713-71-7.
^ ^a ^b "In Venezuela We obtain this results!" (PDF). Cash Box. October 13, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved October 25, 2024. Instead of the album name, the report uses the catalog number of the album released in Venezuela.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. January 7, 1984. p. 41. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. December 17, 1983. p. 58. Retrieved November 5, 2024.