Petit Papa Noël
"Petit Papa Noël" | |
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Single by Tino Rossi | |
B-side | "Minuit, Chrétiens" |
Recorded | 1946 |
Genre | Christmas song |
Length | 3:07 |
Label | Disques Pathé, Fifty Five, M6 Interactions |
Songwriter(s) | Raymond Vincy Henri Martinet |
"Petit Papa Noël" (literally Little Father Christmas) is a 1946 song recorded by French singer Tino Rossi. Written by Raymond Vincy and Henri Martinet, this Christmas song was originally performed by Rossi in Richard Pottier's film Destins.[1] Since its initial recording, over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide. [1] It is currently the best-selling single of all time in France, with over 5,711,000 units sold.[2] The song peaked at No. 6 on 28 December 1991[3] (the French SNEP Singles Chart was created on 4 November 1984), and was ranked every year under several labels, including Disques Pathé, Fifty Five and M6 Interactions (every label is charted separately).[4] The song has been covered by many artists over the years.
Track listings[]
- Tino Rossi
- CD single – 1992 version
- "Petit Papa Noël" – 3:07
- "Minuit, chrétiens" – 3:11
- CD single – Disques Pathé
- "Petit Papa Noel" – 3:07
- "Vive le vent" – 2:30
- "Douce nuit" – 2:05
- "Noël des enfants oubliés" – 2:45
- CD single – Fifty Five
- "Petit Papa Noël"
- "Ave Maria"
- "Mon étoile"
- "Minuit Chrétien"
- Bébé Lilly
- CD single
- "Petit Papa Noël" – 3:26
- "Vive le vent d'hiver" – 2:00
- "Mon beau sapin, roi des forêts" – 2:09
- "Bonne année" – 3:28
- Pinocchio & Marilou
- CD single
- "Petit Papa Noël" – 3:59
- "Sous la neige étoilée" by Pinocchio – 4:16
Charts[]
Chart | Peak position | ||
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Tino Rossi (from 1984) | |||
French SNEP Singles Chart1[4] | 6 | ||
French SNEP Singles Chart2[4] | 17 | ||
French SNEP Singles Chart3[4] | 17 | ||
French SNEP Singles Chart4[4] | 29 | ||
French SNEP Singles Chart5[4] | 9 | ||
The Smurfs (1996) | |||
French SNEP Singles Chart[5] | 21 | ||
Roch Voisine (2000) | |||
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] | 49 | ||
Roberto Alagna (2003) | |||
French SNEP Singles Chart[7] | 91 | ||
Pinocchio & Marilou (2005) | |||
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8] | 17 | ||
French SNEP Singles Chart[8] | 7 | ||
Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 23 | ||
Bébé Lilly (2006) | |||
French SNEP Singles Chart[9] | 5 | ||
Swiss Singles Chart[9] | 41 | ||
Josh Groban (2008) | |||
French SNEP Singles Chart[10] | 12 |
1 Original version
2 "Petit Papa Noël / Minuit, chrétiens"
3 Disques Pathé label
4 Fifty Five label
5 M6 Interactions label
References[]
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 225 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr Retrieved 16 June 2009
- ^ "Petit Papa Noël", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com Retrieved 16 June 2009
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Tino Rossi's peak positions in France Lescharts.com Retrieved 16 June 2009
- ^ The Smurfs version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
- ^ Roch Voisine version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
- ^ Roberto Alagna version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Pinocchio & Marilou version, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bébé Lily version, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
- ^ Josh Groban version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
- Songs about Santa Claus
- 1946 songs
- Tino Rossi songs
- Bébé Lilly songs
- Pinocchio (singer) songs
- Josh Groban songs
- Roch Voisine songs