The Greek delights her fans with Greek-German Christmas sounds – sometimes contemplative, sometimes cheerful!
The popular Greek singer MARIANNA MASADI has now also achieved great popularity in Germany with some German hits. The charismatic singer’s first German album is a Christmas album. “Merry Merry Christmas” was released on Friday. With a warm-hearted voice, she interprets classic Christmas songs and brand new Christmas hits that fit MARIANNA perfectly.
MARIANNA opens her Christmas album very festively with a Christmas song that has been handed down since the middle of the 18th century: “Be faithful” is also known in Germany as “Herbei o ye believers”. In English it is known as “O Come All Ye Faithful”. MARIANNA first sings the original Latin recording and then switches to the German text (“come let us worship”) and is accompanied by classical strings. Especially after modulation into a different key, her beautiful, bell-clear voice is perfectly expressed.
With “Hail Mary“It continues in a classic, traditional and festive way. The most famous setting of the prayer comes from CHARLES GOUNOD, who based the song on a composition by JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH. A song that is played “every year” at Christmas on festive occasions and is sung very hauntingly and beautifully by MARIANNA MASADI.
MARIANNA then makes a change of style with her own beautiful, upbeat hit “Merry Merry Christmas“, which refers to the fact that the festival of love is celebrated with joy all over the world – and then there are translations of “Merry Christmas” to your ears. The cheerful hit song composed by KRIS KRASAI tells the story of how each country has its own (also cultural) traditions. The title song of the album is a really nice, catchy, feel-good hit with a nice saxophone solo.
The beautiful Spanish Christmas song “Merry christmas“, which JOSÉ FELICIANO made world famous in the early 1970s. Not in spite of it, but rather because it’s so simple and you can sing along straight away (“I wanna wish you a very Christmas”), it’s perfect for singing along to Christmas – MARIANNA probably thought that too and put her perfect stamp on this song.
The most famous and festive Christmas song in the world to this day is “Silent night, holy night“. This classic shouldn’t be missing from MARIANNA’s Christmas album – with her wonderful soprano voice, the Greek singer gives the song a goosebumps factor.
MARIANNA MASADI brought the song “Agni Parthene” (German: Reine Jungrrau) with her from her Greek homeland, which was composed by the Orthodox saint NEKTARIOS OF THE PENTAPOLIS. On MARIANNA’s album the title is “Jungfrau Maria“. This song is also arranged in a very Christmassy and traditional way and is sung with great fervor by MARIANNA.
The hit song written by ANJA KRABBE “At Christmas I am only yours“. MARIANNA liked the original by the composer OLGA KOUTSOUKALI so much that she asked ANJA to Germanize the Greek text by ALEXANDROS ELEFTERIADIS, which was very successful. ANJA KRABBE has perfectly translated the longing and magic that Christmas radiates and the importance of experiencing the closeness of your loved one into German, thus tailoring it to MARIANNA.
The song “Produced in the Hansa Studio in Berlin and also written by ANJA KRABBE” tells about the joy and hope of the Christmas season and “the most beautiful time of the whole year” when we are reunited by candlelight.We say yes to love“ – but MARIANNA also professes hope when the children’s eyes light up – another new Christmas hit that perfectly sets the mood for Christmas.
UDO JÜRGENS has proven that a Viennese waltz is appropriate for Christmas with the “Nuremberg Christkindles Market Waltz”. A good fifty years later, MARIANNA MASADI follows up with a Christmas winter waltz: “The Waltz of Winter Dreams“. With the song written by MARIANNA with ANJA KRABBE, MARIANNA describes the magic of the Christmas season – with everything that goes with it – snow and festivities included: “Christmas should be happy and cheerful!”
MARIANNA remembers her childhood and the values of that time and what used to be beautiful with the song “Produced in the legendary Berlin HANSA studios” and to us.Christmas like it used to be“ – in the footsteps of JOHANNES HEESTERS, who remembered “Christmas back then” many years ago and discussed similar aspects. People like to remember the time when “every day could be a miracle,” when hearts were still light. A bit of melancholy is certainly part of the Christmas season!
The mother of Jesus, Mary, is obviously very important to MARIANNA MASADI. In addition to the classic songs “Ave Maria” and “Virgin Mary,” the song “Mary Mother full of grace“ from the venerated saint. In the song MARIANNA describes the contrast of the light that Maria radiates with the darkness of the night and is happy that she gives people “hope, love and courage”. In this case, MARIANNA wrote the text herself; the composer is TONI MAYRIDIS.
With “Happy Christmas timeMARIANNA MASADI sings a cheerful and carefree Christmas song that focuses on the nostalgia and magic of the Christmas season. Of course, it is also memories of good times and the snow-covered sky that make Christmas so fascinating. The lyricist of OLGA KOUTSOUKALI’s song is KRIS KARSAI.
The heartfelt song “I’m happy“expressed. When the festive atmosphere produces feelings of happiness, it is a pleasant feeling: “Christmas with you is a real dream”. Remarkable: The co-author of the hit is ANNEMARIE EILFELD.
“It’s about love and mutual support.”Never alone again“. This Christmas song is about ideally not being alone, even in difficult situations, when the person we love stands by our side (“in your arm, I am yours”) on the “long path through storm and time”.
A very beautiful Christmas waltz is the song “Are the lights on?“, an East German Christmas classic written by HANS SANDIG and ERIKA ENGEL.
The crowning conclusion of “Merry Merry Christmas” is a multilingual version of “Rudolf, the little reindeer“ – everything is allowed with this cheerful Christmas song. At the very end of the song, MARIANNA even briefly flashes her rock tube – she is truly versatile.
Produced at Hansa Studios in Berlin and Subway Studios in Athens, the album “Merry Merry Christmas” combines tradition and modernity to connect people of all cultures. MARIANNA MASADI invites us to experience Christmas as a celebration of community and joy. Your Christmas album is an ideal gift and the perfect companion for contemplative moments of the Christmas season.
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