LEOPOLD NUNAN "Feliz Navidad"

 

Los Angeles, CA — Brazilian-born, Los Angeles–based artist Leopold Nunan (Leo from Rio) releases a bold, electrifying reinterpretation of “Feliz Navidad,” the timeless global hit written and made famous by Puerto Rican icon José Feliciano. While the song has traditionally soundtracked snowy winters and cozy fireplaces, Nunan flips the script—bringing Christmas straight into the heat, rhythm, and nightlife of a Brazilian summer.

For Nunan, Christmas has never meant cold weather. It has always meant sun-soaked days, ocean waves, luaus by the sea, and long nights dancing under open skies. Raised on summers in Brazil—singing by the water, celebrating with friends, and losing track of time at open-air parties in Rio—his holiday memories are infused with movement, sweat, joy, and music that never stops.

That spirit comes alive in this new version of “Feliz Navidad,” produced with Brazilian drum & bass producer RYLLE, who transforms the classic into a high-energy, electronic celebration. Driven by pulsing basslines, breakbeats, and infectious momentum, the track is designed to make you jump, move, and dance like a happy camper on a summer night in Rio.