Jose mari chan biography of william
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Filipino Christmas Song in History
Filipino Christmas Song in History
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JOSE MARI CHAN: CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR, IN OUR HEARTS
Words and Interview by Cris O. Ramos, Jr.
Photos by Jasper Lawan, assisted by Neil Kenneth Sael
Creative Direction by Santino Baraquiel
Editor’s Note: This exclusive interview with JMC was first published in PULP Magazine Issue No. (December ).
The Christmas season in the Philippines won’t be complete without hearing that iconic line “Whenever I see girls and boys selling lanterns on the street…” in the airwaves. That’s Christmas in Our Hearts, hands down the biggest OPM Christmas album in history.
Jose Mari Chan is the voice behind that song alongside seemingly countless pop classics such as “Constant Change,” “Deep in My Heart,” “Can’t We Start Over Again,” “Please Be Careful with My Heart” and “Beautiful Girl.”
And since this is our Christmas issue, PULP went out of its way to interview the undisputed voice of the Philippine Christmas season…
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(Top row) The Ty Family: (from right to left) the author’s girlfriend, her parents and her Chinese grandfather. Her father, who has always been the author’s inspiration, is the only one in town who he knows had constant contact with his kin in China. (Second row) The author’s grandfather Chan Bon Ge 曾文藝 (left) with his elder siblings and his eldest sibling Chan YioNio 曾養娘 and Chan Bon Teng 曾文呈 (middle and right, respectively). (Third row) The author (left) with his friend and neighbor, William Ingco; Jose Chan曾明亮 (died in s), eldest brother of the author’s mom. (Right) Author’s second cousin Zeng Jian She 曾建設. This is the first photograph sent to him after re-establishing communications with his Chinese kin. (Above) An old envelope from China. At the background is a letter the author’s mom kept. (Below) A copy of the envelope with the address written by Ingco and one of the drafts of the author’s first letter to China.
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