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Jose Mari Chan’s ‘A Perfect Christmas’ gets 2019 update with Moira, Ben&Ben

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/11/25/112519-josemari.jpg"/><figcaption>Jose Mari Chan (center) collaborates with some of today’s biggest OPM stars for a revival of ‘A Perfect Christmas.’ <em>Spotify</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Nearly three decades after its original release, the iconic holiday tune “A Perfect Christmas” has finally gotten an update, with original singer-songwriter Jose Mari Chan tapping some of today’s biggest music stars as collaborators.</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7n7mTiptQT1iNa7rMhcZS8" target="_blank">Released over the weekend</a>, the new version of “A Perfect Christmas” also features Moira dela Torre, Ben&amp;Ben, December Avenue, I Belong to the Zoo, and Julie Anne San Jose.</p><p>The revival, produced by Ito Rapadas and Marvin Querido, is part of Spotify’s “Tatak Pinoy All-Stars” original content, as well as its “Paskong Pinoy” playlist.</p><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/1aifvRID8WVENI4KDyCx27" width="300"></iframe></div><p>Chan said of the collaboration: “When I recorded the track back in the &#x27;90s, I never dreamed that it would become the quintessential Christmas song it is today; that it would be listened to year after year and loved by generations. To me, the spirit of Christmas is being able to give and share your love, and Christmas isn’t ‘perfect’ without someone special, someone you love.”</p><p>The original “A Perfect Christmas” was released in 1990 as a single from Chan’s well-loved “Christmas in Our Hearts” album, which has become a staple soundtrack for many Filipinos during the holiday season.</p><p>“There’s only one Father of Christmas, it’s Jesus Christ,” Chan earlier told ABS-CBN News, referring to his stature as a Christmas celebrity in the country.</p><p>“Alam mo kung minsan ang tinatawag ko sa sarili ko, I’m the little drummer boy that heralds the coming of the season. Dahil ngayon nga sa mga memes na ginagawa nila na 10 more days, so, little drummer boy na malapit na ang Christmas season.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K_bqifauLWo?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>“To me, the spirit of Christmas is being able to give and share your love, and Christmas isn’t ‘perfect’ without someone special, someone you love.”</p>

“To me, the spirit of Christmas is being able to give and share your love, and Christmas isn’t ‘perfect’ without someone special, someone you love.”