{"id":24937,"date":"2016-12-10T10:12:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T10:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=24937"},"modified":"2016-12-10T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T10:12:56","slug":"essential-advent-calendar-matt-hurray-feliz-navidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-matt-hurray-feliz-navidad\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Advent Calendar: Matt Hurray &#8211; &#8216;Feliz Navidad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/bassey-and-blake-the-christmas-song\/advent-calendar-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-11.png?fit=1488%2C1184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1488,1184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"advent calendar 11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-11.png?fit=640%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15965\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-11.png?resize=640%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>We recently wrote about Matt Hurray&#8217;s new album, &#8216;Unnecessary Commentary&#8217;. Now we open the 10th door on our Essential Advent Calendar and find Matt behind it, with his surf-rock take on the Jos\u00e9 Feliciano classic, &#8216;Feliz Navidad&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-matt-hurray-feliz-navidad\/feliz-navidad-matt-hurray\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Feliz-Navidad-Matt-Hurray.jpg?fit=1400%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Feliz Navidad Matt Hurray\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Feliz-Navidad-Matt-Hurray.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Feliz-Navidad-Matt-Hurray.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0don&#8217;t know about you, but &#8216;Feliz Navidad&#8217; is one of those songs that earworms as soon as the very first note is heard. You only have to say the word, &#8216;Feliz&#8217; and we&#8217;re\u00a0off. Annoying as that track constantly playing in your head might become, it is certainly one of those songs which defines Christmas, and when we saw that Matt Hurray had recorded a surf-rock version of it, we knew it HAD to be made a part of our Essential Advent Calendar.<\/p>\n<p>The track has everything you remember about the original, only\u00a0without the lyrics, but we&#8217;re\u00a0sure your brain will pop them back in regardless. It&#8217;s all about the\u00a0steel strings and real rockabilly, old skool rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll\u00a0sound (think of a blend between The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, and The Surfaris), and it&#8217;s guaranteed to have you hitting repeat all Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Feliz Navidad&#8217;, by Matt Hurray, is available from his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthurray.com\/purchase_tunes_here\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gh\/album\/feliz-navidad-single\/id1177096332\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/Artist\/MattHurray\" target=\"_blank\">CD Baby<\/a>. You can also stream it on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2voQuJlzlqN9C9AeT5R8MZ\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>. Find out more about Matt Hurray from his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthurray.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_hurray\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matthurraymusic\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.spotify.com\/?uri=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2voQuJlzlqN9C9AeT5R8MZ\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently wrote about Matt Hurray&#8217;s new album, &#8216;Unnecessary Commentary&#8217;. 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