Chansons hivernales (transl. Winter Songs) is the eleventh studio and first Christmas album by Canadian singer Pierre Lapointe, released through Audiogram on November 20, 2020.[2] It was produced by Emmanuel Éthier.[1] The album debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart in the issue dated December 5, 2020.
Lapointe told Apple Music that he had "been wanting to do a Christmas album for 15 years" but that "people raised their eyebrows when I told them about the project". He further explained that the songs explore the "bittersweet lightness of the holiday season".[3]
Reviewing the album for La Presse, Josée Lapointe called the album a "nice gift" from Pierre Lapointe, describing it as "full of joyful winks and with just enough sadness and nostalgia, which should pleasantly furnish our cold winter evenings".[1]
Chansons hivernales track listing| Title |
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| 1. | "Chaque année on y revient" | 3:03 |
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| 2. | "C'est qu'on sait déjà" | 2:19 |
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| 3. | "Le premier Noël de Jules" | 4:15 |
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| 4. | "Chez Clara" | 3:12 |
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| 5. | "Ça va, j'ai donné" | 3:46 |
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| 6. | "L'oiseau rare" | 4:19 |
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| 7. | "Six heures d'avion nous séparent" (with Mika) | 2:48 |
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| 8. | "Toutes les couleurs" | 2:37 |
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| 9. | "Noël Lougawou" (with Mélissa Laveaux) | 3:28 |
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| 10. | "Un Noël perdu dans Paris" | 2:57 |
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| 11. | "Maman, Papa" | 3:41 |
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| Total length: | 36:25 |
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