Chants et contes de Noël

Chants et contes de Noël
Chants et contes de Noël
Studio album by Celine Dion
Released	3 December 1983
Recorded	1981–1983
Studios	Montmartre (Paris); St‑Charles (Longueuil);
Genre	Christmas
Length	38:17
Language	French
Label	Saisons
Producers	René Angélil; Eddy Marnay; Rudi Pascal; Anne Renée;
Celine Dion chronology
Singles from Chants et contes de Noël
	"Un enfant"; Released: December 1983;

Chants et contes de Noël (lit. 'Christmas songs and tales') is the fifth studio album and second Christmas release by Canadian singer Celine Dion. Issued in Quebec on 3 December 1983 by Saisons and distributed by Trans‑Canada Disques, the album combines traditional holiday songs with spoken stories for children. It also includes "À quatre pas d'ici", a French adaptation of Bucks Fizz's UK number‑one single "The Land of Make Believe". Upon release, the album reached number 17 on the Quebec chart.

Background and conception

Released only three months after Les chemins de ma maison, Chants et contes de Noël was developed as a family‑oriented holiday project.^[1] The cover photograph, showing Dion with her nephews and nieces, reinforces the album's character.^[1] The collection includes three narrated stories — "Pourquoi je crois encore au Père Noël", "Céline et Pinotte", and "Le conte de Karine" — along with three Christmas songs previously issued on Céline Dion chante Noël (1981): "Promenade en traîneau", "Joyeux Noël", and "Glory Alleluia".^[2] Additional selections include Jacques Brel's "Un enfant" and the pop‑oriented "À quatre pas d'ici".^[3]^[4]

Track listing

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" (conte)	Yvan Ducharme Alain Noreau	Anne Renée Angélil	5:44
4.	"Joyeux Noël"	Mel Tormé Robert Wells	Angélil	2:38
5.	"Céline et Pinotte" (conte)	Ducharme Noreau	Renée Angélil	6:14
6.	"À quatre pas d'ici"	Eddy Marnay Andy Hill Peter Sinfield	Marnay Rudi Pascal	3:58
7.	"Le conte de Karine" (conte)	Ducharme Noreau	Renée Angélil	10:18
8.	"Glory Alleluia"	André Pascal	Angélil	3:35
Total length:				38:17

Notes

"Promenade en traîneau", "Joyeux Noël", and "Glory Alleluia" were originally released on Céline Dion chante Noël (1981).

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (1983)	Peak position
Quebec Albums (ADISQ)^[5]	17

Release history

Release history
Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Ref.
Canada	3 December 1983	Saisons	Cassette vinyl	SNS 490002 SNS 90002	^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Music: Chants et contes de Noël". CelineDion.com. Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
↑ "Music: Céline Dion chante Noël". CelineDion.com. Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
↑ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
↑ Chants et contes de Noël (booklet). Saisons. 1983. SNS 90002.
↑ "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

External links

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

[FeelingProductions-1] 1 2 3 "Music: Chants et contes de Noël". CelineDion.com. Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[2] "Music: Céline Dion chante Noël". CelineDion.com. Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

[3] Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.

[4] Chants et contes de Noël (booklet). Saisons. 1983. SNS 90002.

[5] "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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