Miercoles Musical: A Yuletide treat

Last month the Recording Academy named 25 recordings to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The list included such classics as the Beach Boys' "California Girls," and James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" as well as a very appropriate tune for this time of the year. Here’s Jose Feliciano with possibly his best-known song - “Feliz Navidad”:

Online Sources- Variety, YouTube

Daily Headlines: November 22, 2007 (PM Edition)

With the tryptophan slowly making its way through my body here’s a quick rundown of some recent headlines:

* Venezuela’s government begrudgingly accepted Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s decision to remove Hugo Chavez as mediator for negotiations with Colombia's largest guerilla army.

* Yet another reason why immigration reform in the U.S. is necessary: a backlog of citizenship applications may bar hundreds of thousands of people from voting in next year’s elections.

* Costa Rica’s free trade pact with the U.S. became law yesterday.

* Will Mexico soon ban all public smoking?

* José Feliciano y Andy Montañez are the latest celebs that have joined protestors against construction in a historic area of San Juan.

* Good news: Chile’s Congress voted to fund Santiago’s problematic transit system. Bad news: Congress allotted a mere $2.

Sources (English)- snopes.com, BBC News, Associated Press, Reuters, The Latin Americanist

Sources (Spanish)- El Tiempo, El Diario/La Prensa

Image- BBC News