"Petit Papa Noël"
Single by Tino Rossi
B-side"Minuit, Chrétiens"
Recorded1946
GenreChristmas song
Length3:07
LabelDisques 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 (lyrics) and Henri Martinet (music), 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.[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
  1. "Petit Papa Noël" – 3:07
  2. "Minuit, chrétiens" – 3:11
CD single – Disques Pathé
  1. "Petit Papa Noel" – 3:07
  2. "Vive le vent" – 2:30
  3. "Douce nuit" – 2:05
  4. "Noël des enfants oubliés" – 2:45
CD single – Fifty Five
  1. "Petit Papa Noël"
  2. "Ave Maria"
  3. "Mon étoile"
  4. "Minuit Chrétien"
Bébé Lilly
CD single
  1. "Petit Papa Noël" – 3:26
  2. "Vive le vent d'hiver" – 2:00
  3. "Mon beau sapin, roi des forêts" – 2:09
  4. "Bonne année" – 3:28
Pinocchio & Marilou
CD single
  1. "Petit Papa Noël" – 3:59
  2. "Sous la neige étoilée" by Pinocchio – 4:16

Charts

Chart Peak
position
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

See also

1 Original version
2 "Petit Papa Noël / Minuit, chrétiens"
3 Disques Pathé label
4 Fifty Five label
5 M6 Interactions label

References

  1. ↑ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 225 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ↑ "Tino Rossi, 76, Singer; Recorded 2,000 Songs". The New York Times. 28 September 1983. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Petit Papa Noël", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com Retrieved 16 June 2009
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tino Rossi's peak positions in France Lescharts.com Retrieved 16 June 2009
  5. ↑ The Smurfs version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
  6. ↑ Roch Voisine version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
  7. ↑ Roberto Alagna version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
  8. 1 2 3 Pinocchio & Marilou version, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
  9. 1 2 Bébé Lily version, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
  10. ↑ Josh Groban version, French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2009)
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