 On the popular 1970 recording by Feliciano, the drummer is Paulinho Magalhães.The addition of the horns as a final touch was the idea of record producer Rick Jarrard.Feliciano's 1970 recording of "Feliz Navidad" (in which he plays both an acoustic guitar and a Puerto Rican cuatro) is one of the most downloaded and aired Christmas songs in the United States and Canada.