Feliz Navidad Lyrics in English by José Feliciano

Próspero means "prosperous." It's a beautiful word used in the classic Spanish holiday greeting, "Próspero año y felicidad," which translates to "a prosperous new year and happiness."

While you might know how to say "happy new year," learning próspero allows you to wish someone not just joy, but also success and good fortune. It adds a special touch of warmth and sincerity that elevates a simple holiday greeting.

José Feliciano, a singer and guitarist from Puerto Rico, keeps things delightfully simple in this pop classic. There is no complicated storyline here: just a joyful, direct holiday greeting split between Spanish and English. He repeats "Feliz Navidad / Próspero año y felicidad" [Merry Christmas / Prosperous year and happiness] right alongside the English promise, "I wanna wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart."

By blending both languages, the song becomes an effortless bridge for anyone learning English or Spanish. You get to practice the common conversational contraction wanna (short for "want to"), along with the warm idiom from the bottom of my heart, which means you mean something with total honesty and depth. It is cheerful, repetitive in the best way, and impossible not to sing along to!