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Ever wondered what "Christmas carols" sound like in Arabic song, or Vietnamese? I am sure you will recognize this all time favourite.

Christmas Around the World, Today : One song travels East (Middle and Far East)

 

فيروز = Fairuz
تراتيل الميلاد = Christmas Hymns

Born and educated in Beirut, Fairuz (Real Name:نهاد رزق وديع حداد = Nuhad Rizq Wadīʿ Ḥaddad) began her musical career as a chorus member at the Lebanese Radio Station. In the late 1950s her talent as a singer became fully acknowledged.
Fayrouz's early songs featured the singer's distinct vocal timbre and lyrics expressing romantic love and nostalgia for village life. They meshed with a delicate orchestral blend in which certain Arab instruments figured prominently but which also subtly incorporated European instruments and European popular dance rythms.

  

Đêm Thánh Vô Cùng (Silent Night) by Truong Thi Quinh Hanh

Unfortunately I do not have any information about this recording, other than that it is from the Christmas compilation Noëls du monde (Christmas Around The World) that one can find on Spotify, Tidal, Amazon, Last FM etc ... it seems well distributed, but appears yet under appreciated.  If you want this and many others check this link to Apple Music https://music.apple.com where you'd find the compilation.

 + + + Late addition to the post: 

Apparently silent night is also broadcast into outer space from earth. Here the evidence of an intergalatic interpretation of the song:  youtube.com/watch?v=Vd79mpzBnJ4


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