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🪗 Accordion | 📅 1952 | 📄 3 Page(s)
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🎹 Piano | 🎙️ Song | 🇨 Chords | 📅 1950 | 📄 3 Page(s)
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🎹 Piano | 🎙️ Song | 🇨 Chords | 📅 1945 | 📄 3 Page(s)
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🎹 Piano | 🎙️ Song | 🇨 Chords | 📅 1952 | 📄 3 Page(s)
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🎹 Piano | 🎙️ Song | 🇨 Chords | 📅 1938 | 📄 3 Page(s)
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The Christmas song "Petit Papa Noël" is a timeless classic of the French repertoire, intimately linked with the image of singer Tino Rossi. Its history is a mixture of chance and success, which has propelled this song to the top of the sales charts.
The story of the song goes back to 1944, in occupied France. Lyricist Raymond Vincy and composer Henri Martinet wrote it for the film Destins. The film's director wanted a Christmas song for one of the scenes, and he asked Tino Rossi to sing it.
It's interesting to note, however, that the original film contained only a short extract of an early version. It was only after the war, in 1946, that Tino Rossi recorded a complete and definitive version, and the success was immediate.
The song was a phenomenon from the outset. It sold a record number of copies, and became the first record in French music history to sell over a million units. The success of "Petit Papa Noël" has not waned, and it is re-released every year during the festive season, becoming a veritable ritual.
Tino Rossi's interpretation, with its soft, melodious voice, captured the magic and tenderness of Christmas, making this song a must-have for generations.
Today, although many other versions have been recorded, Tino Rossi's remains the best-known and most emblematic. It continues to lull the imagination of young and old alike, and has left its mark on the history of French music.
The story of the song goes back to 1944, in occupied France. Lyricist Raymond Vincy and composer Henri Martinet wrote it for the film Destins. The film's director wanted a Christmas song for one of the scenes, and he asked Tino Rossi to sing it.
It's interesting to note, however, that the original film contained only a short extract of an early version. It was only after the war, in 1946, that Tino Rossi recorded a complete and definitive version, and the success was immediate.
The song was a phenomenon from the outset. It sold a record number of copies, and became the first record in French music history to sell over a million units. The success of "Petit Papa Noël" has not waned, and it is re-released every year during the festive season, becoming a veritable ritual.
Tino Rossi's interpretation, with its soft, melodious voice, captured the magic and tenderness of Christmas, making this song a must-have for generations.
Today, although many other versions have been recorded, Tino Rossi's remains the best-known and most emblematic. It continues to lull the imagination of young and old alike, and has left its mark on the history of French music.
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