Nicole Laurel Asensio, Jeffrey Hidalgo team up for Christmas duet

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Nicole Laurel Asensio and Jeffrey Hidalgo. Handout" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/12/01/nicole-x-jeffrey-6.jpg"/><figcaption>Nicole Laurel Asensio and Jeffrey Hidalgo. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Nicole Laurel Asensio has released a new original Christmas duet &quot;Sana Masaya Ka&quot; with OPM veteran Jeffrey Hidalgo.</p><p>The track, which is now available on various music streaming platforms, was produced by Gabe Dandan and released under Warner Music.</p><p>&quot;Sana Masaya Ka” tells the story of former lovers spending their first holiday season apart. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f1sPQ93Z3Ds?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>“It was well past midnight when I was in the throes of compiling lyrics and melodies for a different Christmas release. Gabe arrived at the studio coming from another Christmas project. Because the holiday spirit was still ringing in our ears, I wanted to try writing another Christmas song even if it was creeping close to sunrise. Gabe begun jamming chords with a classic OPM feel and slow jazz accents, I loved them instantly. The challenge now for me was to express my sentiments in Tagalog. Save for some lyrical adjustments, the songwriting was done in one session,&quot; Asensio said in a statement. <br/> <br/>“Our process is very spontaneous, it creates a creative environment that allows us to surprise ourselves. After finishing the song, Nicole expressed that she wanted to try making it a Christmas duet because it was something we haven’t done. I immediately thought of Jeffrey Hidalgo as a perfect match for Nicole and the song because of his warm smoky vocal tone,” Dandan added.</p><p>“I was delighted hearing Gabe’s suggestion, I have a lot of respect for Jeffrey as a singer, actor and director, his voice really is something special. It took me about a week to muster up the courage to ask him if he was willing to do this and then send him a demo. It didn’t take Jeffrey long to respond and when he said yes, i was so grateful… it was a clear sign that I had to save my other Christmas project for another year and finish off 2023 with this one,” Asensio added. </p><p>For his part, Hidalgo said: “The last time I had a Christmas single was 25 years ago so I am really looking forward to the release of this track. Nicole and Gabe asking me to do this collab is really an unexpected blessing.”<br/> </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/04/23/nicole-laurel-asensio-to-play-sisa-in-musical-ibarra">Nicole Laurel-Asensio to play Sisa in musical &#x27;Ibarra&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/07/23/nicole-laurel-releases-new-song-what-matters-most">Nicole Laurel releases new song &#x27;What Matters Most&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/15/23/nicole-laurel-asensio-drops-new-single-kiss-me-now">Nicole Laurel-Asensio drops new single ‘Kiss Me Now’</a></li></ul>

Nicole Laurel Asensio has released a new original Christmas duet 'Sana Masaya Ka' with OPM veteran Jeffrey Hidalgo.

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Nicole Laurel Asensio, Jeffrey Hidalgo team up for Christmas duet

Nicole Laurel Asensio, Jeffrey Hidalgo team up for Christmas duet

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Published Dec 01, 2023 12:00 PM PHT

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