Christmas Songs From a Childhood in Veracruz, Mexico

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Reporter Betto Arcos shares with us Christmas tunes he grew up singing and listening to as a child growing up in Veracruz, Mexico.

Christmas Songs From a Childhood in Veracruz, Mexico.

Betto Arcos’ Mexican Christmas Tune List

“La Rama — The Tree Branch”
“Los Peces en el Rio — The Fish in the River”
“Amarga Navidad — Bitter Christmas”
“Los Posadas”

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