As with much Filipino music, some of these songs have their origins in the Spanish and American colonial periods, with others written as part of the OPM movement.
Paalam na sa inyo Mga kautoran Kag kabay sang diwa Kamo kaluoyan
The opening line has become a popular allusion as it describes the Amihan, or cool, northeasterly trade winds that prevail around December.
*(ultin ang koro at huling saknóng) The breeze of the cold air: How happy are each [person's] emotions The heartbeat in the chest Is as though heaven-sent.
[The] Music of Christmas pervades In the inside every home Happy are the sights There is song in the breeze of the wind.
*(repeat chorus and last verse) "Namamasko" is part of a series known as Maligayang Pasko, and was originally an untitled song now commonly known by its incipit.
na maluwalhati Ang pag-ibig, 'pag siyang naghari Araw-araw ay magiging pasko lagi!
Koro: Ang sanhi po ng pagparito, hihingi po ng aguinaldo Kung sakali kami'y perwisyo Pasensya na kayo, kami'y namamasko To our host we'd like to say, A "Merry Christmas!"
It was originally composed by Vicente D. Rubi and Mariano Vestil in 1933 as Kasadya ning Táknaa (English: How Blissful is this Season).
The song is still sung today in various communities, especially in churches both in the Philippines and abroad (usually during the end of the Holy Mass).
Nang si Kristo'y isilang May tatlóng haring nagsidalaw At ang bawat isá ay nagsipaghandóg Ng tanging alay.
Nang si Kristo'y isilang May tatlóng haring nagsidalaw At ang bawat isá ay nagsipaghandóg Ng tanging alay.
"Pasko Na Naman" is a Filipino Christmas carol written by lyricist Levi Celerio and composer Felipe Padilla de León.[5][6][when?]
"Kampana ng Simbahan" is Filipino Christmas song arranged by Ryan Cayabyab and sung by Leo Valdez in 1981, as part of Pamasko ng Mga Bituin album, released by Universal Records (as WEA Records at that time).