The first day of September marks the beginning of the “Ber Months,” which to Filipinos starts the countdown to Christmas.
One singer makes his name synonymous with Christmas— Jose Mari Chan, whose “Christmas in our Hearts” has become the official anthem of the well-loved Filipino tradition through the years.
And the Jose Mari Chan memes get new twists year after year.
Jose Mari Chan as Thanos the ‘inevitable’
This meme showed Jose Mari Chan as Marvel’s Thanos with all the infinity stones. Thanos is an Avengers’ villain character who considered himself inevitable and could swipe the population of the entire universe.
Jose Mari Chan meets Gretchen Diez
Another Jose Mari Chan meme posted on Trend Viral showed him singing the lines of ‘Christmas in our hearts’ with ‘whenever I see boys and girls’.
The other half of the meme showed transgender woman Gretchen Diez who recently became the central figure of LGBT community’s push for equal rights.
Jose Mari Chan as ‘Funko Pop’ toy
The singer also inspired toy designers to create a version of Mr. Christmas’ ‘funko pop’ toy.
Jose Mari Chan as ‘Captain America’
And waking up from a very long sleep, this meme showed the Filipino singer being ‘defrosted’ for this season.
