Fum, Fum, Fum or Veinticinco de Diciembre, is a very popular Christmas Carol throughout the Spanish speaking world. There are different versions, but from what I can tell, this is one of the more common ones.
This carol has its roots in a Catalan Christmas Carol called A vint-i-cinq de desembre or Fum, Fum, Fum that I posted last year.
It seems that “Fum, fum, fum” is imitating either the sound of strumming on a guitar or the beating on a drum.
Here’s Fum, Fum, Fum in Spanish, followed by an English translation I did for you.
Fum, fum, fum
(Spanish)Veinticinco de Diciembre,
fum, fum, fum.
Veinticinco de Diciembre,
fum, fum, fum.Como un sol nació Jesús,
radiando luz, radiando luz.
De María era hijo;
un establo fue su cuna,
fum, fum, fum.Veinticinco de Diciembre,
fum, fum, fum.
Veinticinco de Diciembre,
fum, fum, fum.Como un sol nació Jesús,
radiando luz, radiando luz.
De María era hijo;
un establo fue su cuna,
fum, fum, fum.Fum, Fum, Fum
(English)Twenty-fifth of December,
Fum, fum, fum.
Twenty-fifth of December,
Fum, fum, fum.Like a sun, was born Jesus,
Radiating light, radiating light.
He was son of Maria;
A stable was his cradle,
Fum, fum, fum.Twenty-fifth of December,
Fum, fum, fum.
Twenty-fifth of December,
Fum, fum, fum.Like a sun, was born Jesus,
Radiating light, radiating light.
He was son of Maria;
A stable was his cradle,
Fum, fum, fum.
You can hear the tune to this song here.
I hope you’re having a nice holiday season!
Lisa
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December 20th, 2016 at 5:48 pm
Fum, fum, fum, means “Humo, humo, humo” in catalan language, it refers to the smoke of the fire, because the cold in December.
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