Los del Río is a Spanish music duo, consisting of Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz. They have been performing together since the early 1960s, and have released dozens of albums over the years.
In the summer of 1996, the duo enjoyed the success of their multi-platinum smash one-hit-wonder “Macarena“, which sold over 4 million copies in the United States. The song also featured prominently in many other countries and sold extremely well in Australia. Los del Río’s popularity sparked a special concert for the Pope, and prompted the BMG label to license an American dance-club version in 1994. The single, remixed by the Bayside Boys, first hit the U.S. charts in 1995. The dance was a staple in baseball parks as well as dance clubs, making “Macarena” the biggest single of 1996. The single spent 14 weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, one of the longest runs atop the Hot 100 chart in history.
In 1996 Los del Río also released a Christmas Single on BMG, called “Macarena Christmas,” which is basically a re-working of “Macarena” with some Christmas songs tossed in for good measure. It even has the Singing Cats! Here is a video for the song:
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Forget the rest of the week–you’ve officially uncovered the worst Christmas song of all time!