==Background and conception==
==Background and conception==
Released three months after ”[[Les chemins de ma maison]]”, ”Chants et contes de Noël” is an album dedicated to children and the magic of the holidays.<ref name=”Feeling Productions”>{{cite web |title=Music: Chants et contes de Noël |url=https://www.celinedion.com/discography/chants-et-contes-de-noel/ |publisher=Feeling Productions Inc. |access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref> The cover shows Dion surrounded by her nephews and nieces.<ref name=”Feeling Productions” /> On the album, Dion reads three children’s stories and sings three classic Christmas songs (“[[Sleigh Ride|Promenade en traîneau]]”, “[[The Christmas Song|Joyeux Noël]]” and “[[Battle Hymn of the Republic|Glory Alleluia]]”).<ref name=”Feeling Productions” /> Two other songs on the album are “Un enfant” by [[Jacques Brel]] and the pop song “À quatre pas d’ici”, a French version of the British hit “[[The Land of Make Believe]]” by the band [[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Glatzer |first=Jenna | title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | url=https://archive.org/details/celinedionforkee0000glat | url-access=registration | publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]| year=2005 | isbn=0-7407-5559-5}}</ref>
Released three months after ”[[Les chemins de ma maison]]”, ”Chants et contes de Noël” is an album dedicated to children and the magic of the holidays.<ref name=”Feeling Productions”>{{cite web |title=Music: Chants et contes de Noël |url=https://www.celinedion.com/discography/chants-et-contes-de-noel/ |publisher=Feeling Productions Inc. |access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref> The cover shows Dion surrounded by her nephews and nieces.<ref name=”Feeling Productions” /> On the album, Dion reads three children’s stories and sings three classic Christmas songs (“[[Sleigh Ride|Promenade en traîneau]]”, “[[The Christmas Song|Joyeux Noël]]” and “[[Battle Hymn of the Republic|Glory Alleluia]]”).<ref name=”Feeling Productions” /> Two other songs on the album are “Un enfant” by [[Jacques Brel]] and the pop song “À quatre pas d’ici”, a French version of the British hit “[[The Land of Make Believe]]” by the band [[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Glatzer |first=Jenna | title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | url=https://archive.org/details/celinedionforkee0000glat | url-access=registration | publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]| year=2005 | isbn=0-7407-5559-5}}</ref>
==Track listing==
==Track listing==
1983 studio album by Celine Dion
Chants et contes de Noël (transl. ”Christmas songs and tales”) is the fifth studio album and second Christmas album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released in Quebec, Canada on 3 December 1983, through Saisons and distributed by Trans-Canada Disques. The album includes Christmas songs, children’s stories, and “À quatre pas d’ici”, a French version of Bucks Fizz‘s “The Land of Make Believe“. Chants et contes de Noël reached number 17 on the chart in Quebec.
Background and conception
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Released three months after Les chemins de ma maison, Chants et contes de Noël is an album dedicated to children and the magic of the holidays.[1] The cover shows Dion surrounded by her nephews and nieces.[1] On the album, Dion reads three children’s stories and sings three classic Christmas songs (“Promenade en traîneau“, “Joyeux Noël“, and “Glory Alleluia“).[1] Two other songs on the album are “Un enfant” by Jacques Brel and the pop song “À quatre pas d’ici”, a French version of the British hit “The Land of Make Believe” by the band Bucks Fizz.[2]
