The concert scene resonates with the sweet and merry sound of Christmas songs from one of the most successful and most popular pop singers in the 1950s. Pat Boone comes for a special concert on Dec. 6 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
The one-night-only Christmas offering from Ovation Productions, dubbed A Merry Christmas with Pat Boone, will usher in the Yuletide season’s musical entertainment calendar featuring top local and foreign acts during what is considered to be the biggest, merriest and longest Christmas celebration in the world.
A big number of music enthusiasts is expected to turn out at the Big Dome and give the acclaimed American pop star a rousing welcome when he takes center stage in his trademark white buck shoes, perfectly combed hair and a gleaming smile on his handsome, clean-cut face.
He will spread holiday cheers to his Pinoy audience as he sings his most popular Christmas carols, such as “White Christmas,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Silent Night,” I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “God Rest\Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Little Town Of Bethlehem,” “Winter Wonderland,” “O Holy Night,” “First Noel,” “Silver Bells,” and. many more.
He will also perform his greatest hits, including “Love Letters In The Sand,” “Ain’t That A Shame,,” “Friendly Persuasion,” Bernardine,” “April Love,” “Speedy Gonzales,” “Deep Purple,” “Blueberry Hill,” “Fascination,” “Tennessee Waltz,” among many others..
Boone made his professional recording debut in 1955.
His career attained greater heights when he set several new records in music and entertainment that have remained unsurpassed until today. Aside from selling over 45 million records, he has scored 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 15 Hollywood movies.
Arguably the best crooner of his time, Boone has been listed by Billboard as the second biggest charting artist of the late ‘50s, behind only Elvis Presley and ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters.
He was also ranked at No. 9 – behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys – in the magazine’s listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists for 1955-1995.
He still holds Billboard’s record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week.
The new millennium saw the singer turning out regular releases featuring a diverse batch of albums that included Christmas songs, most of which are in his playlist for his coming Big Dome concert on Dec. 6. The album collection also includes patriotic standards, a tribute to the Ink Spots, classic R&B songs and 2015’s “Pat Boone’s Favorite Bible Stories & Sing-Along Songs.”.
A Merry Christmas with Pat Boone is presented by Ovation Productions.
Tickets are priced at P5,810, P5,280, P4,755, P3,700 and P2,640 and are available at all Ticketnet outlets and online at www.ticketnet.com or call 9115555.
