ROME - Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé continue to be the soundtrack of every Christmas (and even 2020 does not contradict itself with "All I want for Christmas is you" by Mariah which returns to the top of the charts of the best-selling singles and the album of the 2011 Canadian crooner "Christmas" back in the top ten), but like every Christmas, even if perhaps a little more subdued than in the past, you just have to choose what to put under the tree.
There are those like Elodie who dresses her vinyl in red and returns to record, in a more intimate way, four of the tracks of the last album, releasing "This is Elodie x Christmas EP".
Mario Biondi with his unmistakable voice delighted in a Christmas remake of his hit "This is what you are", which became "This is Christmas time" for the occasion, complete with the tinkling of sleigh bells.
The song is also included in the digital-only reissue of "Mario Christmas", already twice platinum.
Achille Lauro, with Annalisa, takes on a party classic, in his own way, in "Jingle Bell Rock", extracted from "1920 - Achille Lauro & The Untouchable Band".
Valerio Scanu with the album "Canto di Natale" reinterprets some of the international Christmas songs, as well as Antonino, an old acquaintance of Amici, who dedicated an entire ep with the inevitable title "Christmas" to the Christmas atmosphere, with American standards and not.
But it's not just the open fireplace atmospheres and packages under the tree that inspire artists.
The last period of the year sees a super production of works.
Tiziano Ferro winks with his first cover album "Accept Miracles: the experience of others", which also includes the unreleased Casa a Natale;
Ligabue, who even released two discs at the same time: "7", with seven unreleased tracks, and "77 + 7", a collection with all the singles released in his 30-year career plus the last seven;
Claudio Baglioni who returns after a wait of seven years with "In this story that is mine".
Also inevitable is Mina, with "Italian Songbook", a double work consisting of "Cassiopea" and "Orione", the first two anthologies of reorganization and rediscovery of the immense repertoire of the artist.
Massimo Ranieri also took care of the past with "Here and Now", the disc with five unreleased songs and some of his hits rearranged by Gino Vannelli.
Renato Zero, on the other hand, to celebrate his 70th birthday has published "Zerosettanta", a monumental work in three chapters.
For the younger ones, "Famoso" by trapper Sfera Ebbasta, "Ouch!"
of the Nuclear Tactical Penguins or "Wonder" by Shawn Mendes.
Or the band released from X Factor Melancholia with the record "What are you afraid of?".
The more rockers will prefer the stainless AC / DC with "Power Up" instead.
Among foreigners, Annie Lennox has released a remastered version of her sixth solo album, "A Christmas Cornucopia", a collection of interpretations inspired by traditional Christmas carols, released ten years ago.
While the Jonas Brothers, a Grammy nominated band, released the song "I Need You Christmas".