Chants et contes de Noël

Chants et contes de Noël (meaning Christmas Songs and Tales) is the fifth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 3 December 1983. It is also her second Christmas album.[1]

Chants et contes de Noël
Studio album by Celine Dion
Released	3 December 1983
Recorded	1981–1983
Genre	Pop
Length	38:17
Label	Saisons
Producer	René Angélil Eddy Marnay Rudi Pascal Anne Renée
Celine Dion chronology
Du soleil au cœur (1983) Chants et contes de Noël (1983) Mélanie (1984)
Singles from Chants et contes de Noël
"Un enfant" Released: December 1983

Content

Chants et contes de Noël includes three songs ("Promenade en traîneau", "Joyeux Noël" and "Glory Alleluia") from Dion's first Christmas release Céline Dion chante Noël (1981). The album was promoted by "Un enfant", originally by Jacques Brel.[2] "Un enfant" is also featured in Dion's 1984 compilation, Les plus grands succès de Céline Dion.

The album includes also "À quatre pas d'ici", an adaptation of Bucks Fizz's UK number-one hit "The Land of Make Believe" and a B-side of "Un enfant" single. Authors of that song wrote for Dion hits like "Think Twice" and "Call the Man" many years later.

Commercial performance

The album reached number seventeen in Quebec.[3]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Un enfant"	Jacques Brel Gérard Jouannest	René Angélil	2:57
2.	"Promenade en traîneau"	Leroy Anderson Mitchell Parish	Angélil	2:53
3.	"Pourquoi je crois encore au Père Noël" (Tale)	Yvan Ducharme Alain Noreau	Anne Renée Angélil	5:44
4.	"Joyeux Noël"	Mel Tormé Robert Wells	Angélil	2:38
5.	"Céline et Pinotte" (Tale)	Ducharme Noreau	Renée Angélil	6:14

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"À quatre pas d'ici"	Eddy Marnay Peter Sinfield Andy Hill	Marnay Rudi Pascal	3:58
2.	"Le conte de Karine" (Tale)	Ducharme Noreau	Renée Angélil	10:18
3.	"Glory Alleluia"	André Pascal	Angélil	3:35
Total length:				38:17

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[4]	17

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	3 December 1983[2]	Saisons	LP	SNS 90002
			Cassette	SNS 490002

References

1. "Chants et contes de Noël". Epic Rights, Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
2. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
3. "Compilation des ventes d'albums par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
4. "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

External links

• Chants et contes de Noël at Discogs (list of releases)