Fausto Leali he recently celebrated his first eighty Christmases; and in view of the upcoming holidays, he has decided to give the public a collection of songs that recall the Christmas atmosphere. My Christmas – this is the title of the album – comes out on November 22 in CD version and the December 6, 2024 in autographed white vinyl version.
Loyal reinterprets very famous pieces linked to Christmas or which are the soundtrack of time shared with the family during the holidays. The artist, with his unmistakable voice, gives these songs a new look.
The songs chosen are: So Celeste, Over the Rainbow, Jingle Bell Rock, Hallelujah, What a Wonderful World, Happy XMas (War is Over), Amazing Grace, It's a Man's Man's Man's World And Star of the Sky. The tracklist of My Christmas also includes an unreleased piece: I love everything.
The project was born from the manager's idea Pasquale Mammarowho has been responsible for the television and record management of for years Loyal. The artist then wanted to involve the master Luca Chiaravalli in production, choosing to rely on Warner Music with the supervision of Renato Tanchis.
About My Christmasthe master Chiaravalli said:“Fausto, with this versatile voice, allowed us to make different arrangements on evergreen songs, putting a pinch of electronics in super classic songs like Astro del Ciel or making a minimal version of What a Wonderful World. Instead, where he sings with a full voice, there is the orchestra to support his power, also because, when Fausto opens his mouth he transforms everything into something special. Its versatility has allowed us to highlight all its vocal potential: the arrangement is a dress, cut to measure, which must take into account the figure of the wearer, enhancing every detail”.
“My Christmas” told by Fausto Leale
Fausto Leali presents it like this My Christmas:“We have chosen Christmas songs, but not only that, because there are songs which, although not strictly Christmas, are linked to that special atmosphere that can be felt during the holidays. Over the Rainbow, for example, made famous by The Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland, is the soundtrack to a film that has been watched by the family for generations. We chose to sing and arrange them delicately, immediately agreeing with Luca Chiaravalli not to distort their beauty”.
The artist adds: “Even the choice of the unreleased song was made with the same feeling, the same mood. We wanted it to be a song that could be the common denominator of an album that has love as its protagonist. I love everything is festive and positive: a true hymn not only to love but to life. We should be more attentive to love, what happens even when we don't expect it or don't know how to recognize it, distracted by the negative things that happen around us. Love is always there. Man knows how to do great things: children's toys, cross the oceans and the sky, but what moves him, gives energy and impulse is always and only love”.
Fausto Leali concludes with a wish: “Today, with my eighty birthday, I am grateful to life for all the love I have had and grateful to the woman next to me who always makes our love stronger and greater. This is the message I would like to write on the greeting card in this album, which I like to imagine among the gifts under the Christmas tree”.
Photo by Jessica De Maio
