Regarding its production, as in their previous albums, the chorus of the songs was enhanced by the voices of professional backing singers, including the quintet’s vocal coach, Marilyn Pagán.[3]
The album was a success in Venezuela and became the first Menudo album to reach 100,000 copies sold in the country.[4] According to an October 1984 note in the American magazine Cashbox, sales had surpassed 143,000 units in Venezuelan territory by that date.[4]
In 1982, the album was re-released in the United States, under the title Feliz Navidad, featuring a new cover showing the group members dressed as Santa Claus. In 1983, four songs from their previous album, ¡Felicidades!, were added to the tracklist. This version was well received in the U.S., appearing on the Billboard magazine’s music chart for Latin albums.[5][6] This would eventually be the last album Xavier Serbiá and Miguel Cancel to be in, since Xavier would be replaced by Ray Reyes in Early 1983 during the first week in New York and then few months went by, Miguel decided to voluntarily to quit the group because he felt unhappy since his voice suddenly changed and wasn't able to do his song, and was replaced by Roy Rossello.
Track listings
1982 release
La Gallina - Singer: René Farrait
Traigo Una Parranda - Singer: Xavier Serbiá
Las Nubes - Singer : Johnny Lozada
Voy También - Singer: Johnny Lozada
Chiji Navideño - Singer: All the group
Mi Parranda - Singer: Óscar Meléndez
El Tamborilero - Singer: Johnny Lozada
Eso Es Lo Mío - Singer: Óscar Meléndez and René Farrait
Las Navidades - Singer: Ricky Meléndez
Año Nuevo Y Reyes - Singer: Johnny Lozada
1983 release
La Gallina - Singer: René Farrait
Traigo Una Parranda - Singer: Xavier Serbiá
Noche De Paz - Singer: René Farrait
Las Nubes - Singer : Johnny Lozada
Las Navidades - Singer: Ricky Melendez
Ensillando Mi Caballo - Singer: Carlos Meléndez and Fernando Sallaberry
Chiji Navideño - Singer: All the group
Mi Parranda - Singer: Óscar Meléndez
El Tamborilero - Singer: Johnny Lozada
Eso Es Lo Mío - Singer: Óscar Meléndez and René Farrait
^Carter, Brooke (July 20, 2023). "What Happened to Menudo". Gazette Review. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^Ruiz, Damarisse Martínez (1999). Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad. Hato Rey: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. p. 93. ISBN1-881713-71-7.
^ ab"In Venezuela We obtain this results!"(PDF). Cash Box. October 13, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved October 25, 2024. Instead of the album name, the report uses the catalog number of the album released in Venezuela.
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