“I told them we could Zoom together and then maybe we could sing!” he said, never wavering on the positivity. But with the world situation this year, and with three kids who already have their own families, (two other kids live with Joe and wife Mary Ann), the celebration might be different. The Chans usually spend Christmas morning together, opening gifts, bonding the entire day before going to mass. What they usually play at home, he said, are Christmas songs by the The Carpenters, Johnny Mathis, Four Aces and Ray Conniff-this is music, he says, that his children grew up with. “They don’t play ‘Christmas in our Hearts,’” revealed the songwriter, laughing. One of the questions they asked Joe: “Pag Christmas Day ho ba anong Christmas carol tinutugtog sa bahay niyo?” In a Zoom interview, Chan clearly had fun with the all-male inquisitors: Lourd de Veyra, Patrick Paez, Ed Lingao, Manny Mogato, Melvyn Calderon and Jove Francisco. Which is what he gave the One PH talk show, Wag Po!, last night. Could it be because, considering the general atmosphere, we do need Tito Joe’s positive vibes more than ever? And don’t we all need Christmas 2020 to come early to shower us with some much-needed happy dust? For some reason, those who usually find Joe Mari Chan memes annoying seem forgiving of the internet tradition this year.
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