{"id":16693,"date":"2015-12-24T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T09:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=16693"},"modified":"2015-12-24T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T09:40:36","slug":"essential-advent-calendar-the-mariachis-coz-its-christmas-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-the-mariachis-coz-its-christmas-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Advent Calendar: The Mariachis &#8211; &#8216;Coz It&#8217;s Christmas Time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-the-mariachis-coz-its-christmas-time\/advent-calendar-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-25.png?fit=1482%2C1182&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1482,1182\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"advent calendar 25\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Essential Advent Calendar: December 25&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Essential Advent Calendar: December 25&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-25.png?fit=640%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15951\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-25.png?resize=640%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"advent calendar 25\" width=\"640\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It&#8217;s Christmas Eve\u00a0and the second last entry for our Essential Advent Calendar: the Mariachis with &#8216;Coz It&#8217;s Christmas Time&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-the-mariachis-coz-its-christmas-time\/the-mariachis2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Mariachis2.jpg?fit=1000%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,735\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1382193583&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Mariachis2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Mariachis2.jpg?fit=640%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Mariachis2.jpg?resize=640%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Mariachis2\" width=\"640\" height=\"470\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mariachis, based in the UK, hail from South America, with all members highly accomplished musicians and singers. Formed by Salvador Jimenez Hernandez, the band has performed acoustically for the Royal Family, as well as at the Wireless Music Festival. In 2014 they headlined the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This month The Mariachis\u00a0became\u00a0the first ever Mariachi band to headline London&#8217;s Jazz Cafe, to coincide with the release of their Christmas single, &#8216;Coz It&#8217;s Christmas Time&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As well as performing traditional Mariachi repertoire, The Mariachis take pop songs\u00a0and give them a Mexican twist &#8211; including &#8216;Don&#8217;t You Want Me&#8217; (The Human League), East 17s &#8216;Stay Another Day&#8217;, and the classic, &#8216;I Love Rock &amp; Roll&#8217;, by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Coz It&#8217;s Christmas Time&#8217; is a fun take on\u00a0standard Christmas songs, and is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/coz-its-christmas-time-single\/id1057723254?app=itunes&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>. Find The Mariachis online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMariachis_uk\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/themariachisUK\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, and their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariachimexteca.com\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_83914\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zwIRQO_LEoQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"The Mariachis - &#039;Coz It&#039;s Christmas Time&#039; (official video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zwIRQO_LEoQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Christmas Eve and the second last entry for our Essential Advent Calendar: the Mariachis with &#8216;Coz It&#8217;s Christmas Time&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3768],"tags":[1376,4049,199,760,65,4045,4048,4046,4050,4047,4051],"class_list":["post-16693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","tag-acoustic","tag-coz-its-christmas-time","tag-guitar","tag-horns","tag-london","tag-mariachi","tag-mexico","tag-south-america","tag-the-jazz-cafe","tag-the-mariachis","tag-wireless-music-festival"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-4lf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16705,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-essential-advent-playlist\/","url_meta":{"origin":16693,"position":0},"title":"Essential Advent Calendar: Essential Advent Playlist","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"25\/12\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 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