Despite recording only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with ‘‘Romance’’ and ‘‘Segundo Romance’’ the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard 200; it is the highest position a fully Spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, and it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.
Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. He is the first-highest grossing Latin touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a towering total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.
Blanca Navidad
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Que todo es blanco alrededor
Blanca Noche buena
Mi mensajera de paz y de buen amor
Oh, blanca navidad, nieva
Un blanco sueño y un cantar
La nostalgia vuelve al hogar
Blanca noche buena
Mi mensajera de paz y de buen amor
Oh, blanca navidad, nieva
Un blanco sueño why un cantar
La nostalgia vuelve al hogar
Al llegar la blanca navidad
The lyrics of Luis Miguel's song Blanca Navidad depict a dream of a white Christmas filled with peace, love, and nostalgia. The singer describes everything around him turning white with snow, creating a beautiful and serene atmosphere during the Christmas season. This imagery of white symbolizes purity and innocence, enhancing the mood of the song. The singer perceives Christmas as a time of healing and hope, where the message of peace and love is passed on by the arrival of Blanca Noche Buena, the messenger of these values. The singer depicts this aspect of Christmas as the most important and significant one, painting a picture of a perfect holiday season that evokes memories and emotions.
The song portrays the magical feelings of Christmas and highlights the importance of cultural values during the season. Apart from emphasizing the sentiments of love, peace and hope, it also presents the importance of family, traditions, and memories. Overall, the lyrics of Blanca Navidad portray the holiday season as a time of reflection and celebration, where the memories of the past, the present, and the future all converge.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, blanca navidad, sueño
Oh, white Christmas, I dream
Que todo es blanco alrededor
Everything is white around
Blanca Noche buena
White good night
Mi mensajera de paz y de buen amor
My messenger of peace and good love
Oh, blanca navidad, nieva
Oh, white Christmas, it snows
Un blanco sueño why un cantar
A white dream and a singing
La nostalgia vuelve al hogar
Nostalgia returns home
Al llegar la blanca Navidad
Upon the arrival of white Christmas
Blanca noche buena
White good night
Mi mensajera de paz y de buen amor
My messenger of peace and good love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Irving Berlin
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