''Quando verrà Natale'' is a music album by Italian singer-songwriter

Antonello Venditti Antonio "Antonello" Venditti (born 8 March 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who became popular in the 1970s for the social themes addressed in his songs. Biography Antonello Venditti was born in Rome, the son of Vincenzino Ita ...

. It was released by RCA Italia in 1974. The most famous song in the album is "A Cristo" ("To Christ"), an ironical depiction of a modern

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straggling amongst the 1970s society: after performing this song in a show with

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and

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, Venditti was arrested (15 January 1974) under the accusation of offence to religion. He was later acquitted from any charge. Later he wrote the song "

Campo de' Fiori Campo de' Fiori (, ) is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, at the border between the ''Rioni of Rome, rioni'' Parione and Regola (rione of Rome), Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one ...

", also in the album, dedicated to a square in Rome where the philosopher

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was burnt alive under the accusation of heresy, and taken as a symbol of freedom of thought. Also devoted to a square in Rome is "Piazzale degli Eroi", alluding to the rich and post-fascist bourgeoisie living in that area.

Track listing

All songs are written by Antonello Venditti. # "A Cristo" — 6:21 # "Marta" — 5:11 # "Piazzale degli eroi" — 3:53 # "Ora che sono pioggia" — 3:47 # "Campo de' Fiori" — 6:01 # "Figli del domani" — 6:25 # "Quando verrà Natale" — 5:33

Charts

References

Antonello Venditti albums 1974 albums {{1970s-pop-album-stub