These lessons include Portuguese Christmas Carols and the Portuguese Versions of world-famous Carols. Learn the language, pronunciation, and festive vocabulary. Enjoy the melodies that bring Portugal’s holiday celebrations to life.
Boas Festas pessoal! This year’s song is the Portuguese Versionof Silver Bells. It’s called “Um Som Bom”. Lyrics Toca um sino, toca um hinoÉ o Natal a chegar,E no ar há uma estrela a brilhar.Há um som bom, um som bem bom,Que parece falarE nos diz que é o Natal a chegar. Soam bem, (soam … Read more
For 2023’s Christmas song, I chose one from a live concert, performed in 1997 in Tavira. Interestingly, the author of the lyrics is anonymous but the music was composed by Mozart. The recording is from an old cassette that I’ve tried to put into audio format. It’s the best I could do with amateur audio … Read more
For this year’s Christmas song, I chose an original Portuguese song. It’s called “Linda Noite de Natal” and it was composed and written by Father David Sequeira, a local priest from Tavira. The lyrics: Linda noite de NatalNoite de grande alegriaCaminhava S. JoséMais a sagrada Maria Linda noite, linda noiteLinda noite de NatalLinda noite, linda … Read more
It’s Christmas again and this year I’m teaching you how to sing Silent Night in Portuguese. IT’s called “Noite Feliz” (Happy Night) and you’ll find the lyrics of the version I’m signing, below. For the audio please watch my video and Boas Festas!! Lyrics: Noite feliz, noite feliz (Happy Night, Happy Night)O Senhor Deus de … Read more
It’s that time of the year again and this year has been especially complicated for many people. So to bring some laughter and cheer I’ve decided to teach you the Portuguese version of Jingle Bells. We used to sing this one as kids growing up, you couldn’t get away from it! Every Christmas school or … Read more