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Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Santa", sometimes called Papa Noël ("Father Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
Père Noël. Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Dad Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
"Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris" (Between the ox and the grey donkey), also known as "Le sommeil de l'enfant Jésus" (The sleep of baby Jesus) is a French Christmas carol. One of the oldest extant carols, it has been dated to both the 13th and the 16th centuries.
Impress guests this holiday season with a classic French Christmas menu. We're bringing you our best French recipes, including favorites like rack of lamb, vegetable gratin and delicious desserts ...
William Studwell stated in his book The Christmas Carol Reader that "O Holy Night" is "the most popular carol in France and belongs in the upper echelon of carols on an international basis." [4] It is common tradition in French and Canadian culture to have a solo performance at Midnight Mass. Its difficult higher registers result in ...
The text of the carol has been translated into English numerous times. One translation that is close in meaning is that by Edward Bliss Reed (1930): [3] Gabriel Fauré wrote several arrangements, including for solo voice and organ (1888), for choir and organ (1923), and for children's choir and chamber orchestra (1938).
"D'où viens-tu, bergère? ("Where are you coming from, shepherdess?") is a traditional French christmas carol.. A shepherdess comes from visiting the manger of Jesus and tells others of his birth.
"Quelle est cette odeur agréable?" (What is this perfume so appealing?) is a 17th-century [1] traditional French Christmas carol about the Nativity.. John Gay used the melody of this carol for the song and chorus "Fill ev'ry Glass" in act 2, scene 1, in his 1728 work The Beggar's Opera. [2]