This anthology of songs is an invitation to joy to the whole world. I wanted to include some songs and include both classical and popular which bring us back to the spirit of Christmas. They come from different cultures and musical traditions. In the arrangements and in orchestrations, I have tried to characterize each in its own style and according to its own characteristics. Christmas has constantly inspired the imagination of musicians and often these melodies have entered into the heart and into the cultural imagination of their nation or even the world.

Every nation and every culture has made ​​its contribution to illuminate one aspect or another of the mystery of the Incarnation, sometimes with depth and poetry, sometimes taking in the most marginal and folklore, sometimes giving us genuine masterpieces. The languages ​​and the different approaches, however, show us eloquently that the heart of every man, in every part of the world and in every culture, that the mystery of Christmas does not go unnoticed. Every man is amazed at the wonder of the God- Child who comes to live in our lives, taking upon himself all our sorrows and our joys. Even today Jesus wants us to live our lives and walk on our streets “sharing in all things, except sin, our human condition " (Phil. 2). The world of our time seems smaller than that of the past. The impressive development of technology and the ease with which any man can communicate with other people who live in other continents should facilitate a spirit of communion and friendship, but we know that this does not always happen. The music may instead be a powerful weapon, capable of uniting neighbors who are far and causing them to vibrate in unison to the beauty of the love of Christ. Our hope is that this disc, although in a very small part, may contribute to the fulfillment of this wonder.