Quando verrà Natale is a music album by Italian singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti. It was released by RCA Italia in 1974.

Quando verrà Natale
Studio album by
Antonello Venditti
ReleasedSeptember 1974
GenreItalian singer-songwriters
Length37:11
LabelRCA Italia
ProducerAntonello Venditti
Antonello Venditti chronology
Le cose della vita
(1973)
Quando verrà Natale
(1974)
Lilly
(1975)

The most famous song in the album is "A Cristo" ("To Christ"), an ironical depiction of a modern Jesus straggling amongst the 1970s society: after performing this song in a show with Francesco de Gregori and Riccardo Cocciante, 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", also in the album, dedicated to a square in Rome where the philosopher Giordano Bruno 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

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All songs are written by Antonello Venditti.

  1. "A Cristo" — 6:21
  2. "Marta" — 5:11
  3. "Piazzale degli eroi" — 3:53
  4. "Ora che sono pioggia" — 3:47
  5. "Campo de' Fiori" — 6:01
  6. "Figli del domani" — 6:25
  7. "Quando verrà Natale" — 5:33

Charts

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Chart (1974-5) Highest
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[1] 13

References

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  1. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". In the "Artista" field, search "Antonello Venditti", then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Sotto il segno dei pesci".