"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. Since its initial recording, over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide. The song peaked at No. 6 on 28 December 1991 (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). The song has been covered by many artists over the years.

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Charts

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