Christmas carols are popular songs traditionally associated with the Christmas season. These songs usually have cheerful and festive lyrics that celebrate the Christmas spirit and themes related to the birth of Jesus, the son of God.

Ecuador has an abundant production of Christmas carols and songs, many of which are attributed to foreign or anonymous authors. Although the reality is that the list of Ecuadorian composers dedicated to perpetuating the birth of Jesus in words and music is extensive.

In addition to Salvador Bustamante Celi from Loja, Guillermo Garzón from Otavalo and Segundo Bautista from Ambate, others include Hermenegildo Rodríguez Parra, José Nicolás Rodríguez, José Vanegas, Segundo Cueva and Segundo Moreno.

With them priests such as Hernán Pinzón, John Macías, Medardo Ángel Mora and Hugo Vázquez Almazán, who were pastors in Guayaquil and died in April 2008. He composed some 36 Christmas carols, most of which Ecuador and its regions and cities were the scene of the birth of the Son of God. For example, Christmas Eve in San Miguel de Bolívar, Christmas in La Chala, Quito Christmas and Andes Lullaby.

Some Christmas carols were passed down from father to son and became part of our oral tradition.

The Christmas carol dates back to the religious Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), who imitated the birth of the Child Jesus with a nativity scene or manger as part of the Christmas celebration.

This custom took hold in Spain and from this country to its colonies in America. With the installation of the nativity scene came the songs. (F)

The Christmas carols of Salvador Bustamante from Loja taste like old childhood

What is done on Advent Sundays?

Carnations and roses

Carnations and roses, the crib decorated

While an angel rocks you

Carnations and roses, the crib decorated

While an angel rocks you

The little boy is coming

The little boy comes, playing among the flowers

And the birds sing love to him

The poor shepherds are already awake

And they bring him straws and flowers

Between straw and hay

Between straws and hay

His beauty radiates

Brighter than the stars

that they walk on air

Sleep child

Sleep child, sleep quickly because the cold breeze is here.

Oh, don’t look, just like the ice, they come from heaven.

Sleep very quietly little boy, little boy sleep now.

In the bosom of your grace, of your matchless glory.

Nice boy

Beautiful boy, before you I surrender

Beautiful boy, you are my God

Beautiful boy, before you I surrender

Beautiful boy, you are my God

Beautiful boy, before you I surrender

Beautiful boy, you are my God

I don’t know, pretty boy

I don’t know, beautiful child, what I have seen in you

I don’t know what I have since I saw you

I don’t know, beautiful child, what I have seen in you

I don’t know what I have since I saw you

My dear Jesus

My dear Jesus

My beloved child

My dear Jesus

My beloved child

Child as love

Child, when love makes you suffer

Child, when love makes you suffer

Don’t come at night, little boy, or at dawn

Don’t come at night, little boy, or at dawn