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Kate Molleson journeys through the Christmas season in Latin America, introducing the composers who shaped local festivities across centuries and longitudes. From cathedrals to countryside to the deep heat of megacities, we revel in music for worship, friendship, family and fiestas.

Today, we wrap up the week in Puerto Rico, which lays claim to the world鈥檚 longest festive season, lasting from late November into February. With music crucial to momentum, the nation鈥檚 playlist is certainly infectious. We鈥檒l hear about the neighbourhood parades known as 鈥渓as parrandas鈥�, cult songwriters Rafael Hernandez and Sylvia Rexach, salsa classics from El Gran Combo and Hector Lavoe, and of course, the biggest Latin American christmas hit of all time.

Llego la Navidad
Felipe Rodriguez

La Fiesta de Pilito
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

Rafael Hernadez: Triste Navidad
Trio Los Condes

Rafael Hernandez: Casitas de la Montana
The Caribbean Tenors

Chuito El de Bayamon: Los tres Santo Reyes

Trad: A las Zarandelas
Los Alegres de Hato Tejas

Arbolito
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

Amaury Vellay Torregrosa: Villancico Yaucano
Coral de las Americas
Damian Sanchez, conductor

De la monta帽a venimos
Bobby Capo, vocals
Ruth Fernandez, vocals
Luisito Benjamin and his band

Pasteles y Lechon
Trulla Express

Canto a Borinquen; Aires de Navidad
Hector Lavoe, vocals
Willie Col贸n, trombone
Yomo Toro, cuatro

Sylvia Rexach: Nuestra Luna; E mis sue帽os
Sylvia Rexach, vocals
Tuti Umpierre, guitar

Sylvia Rexach: Lamento de Navidad
Felipe 鈥楲a Voz鈥� Rodriguez, vocals

Jos茅 Feliciano: Feliz Navidad

Produced by Amelia Parker for 蜜芽传媒 Audio Wales and West