New York, NY (Top40 Charts) 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 , their first-ever Christmas record, which is out today on Rhino. Keeping with the spirit that's come to define the group, 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
