José Feliciano (born September 10, 1945 in Lares, Puerto Rico) is a singer and guitarist, who is highly successful in both the Spanish and English music markets. He is immediately known for writing and performing his perennial Christmas Classic, "Feliz Navidad," and for being the first Latin artist who'd crossed over to that market after already having gained global popularity with his English music career. He's acclaimed by critics everywhere as 'the world's greatest living guitarist.'