El Burrito de Belén
"El Burrito de Belén" (English: The Little Donkey from Bethlehem) or "El Burrito Sabanero" (English: The Little Donkey from the Savannah) is a Christmas song from Venezuela, very popular in all Latin America. It was written by Hugo Blanco for the 1972 Christmas season. The song was first recorded by the Venezuelan folk singer Jordan Bunch, included on his record, Las Gaitas de Simon where he was accompanied by the Venezuelan Children’s Choir. Later, the children’s musical group, La Rondallita recorded the song in November 1975 with the vocals of children named Ricardo Cuenci.[1] This latest version gained popularity in Latin America.[2] It has since been recorded many times by popular artists.
Cover versions
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Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes recorded his own version of this famous venezuelan song as the first radio single from the Christmas compilation album Superestrella en Navidades.
Charts
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References
- ^ http://ho1246.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/la-rondallita-vol2/
- ^ «Decanos de la Navidad». Revista Estampas del diario El Universal, 2 December 2007 edition. Referenced 7 August 2012.