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Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Daddy 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.
In France, Santa Claus is known as Père Noël, and in the French colonies of The New World, came to be called Papa Noël. Like the French Père Noël, Papa Noël leaves toys for children following Catholic Mass on Christmas Eve.
Petit Papa Noël (Meaning: Little Father Christmas or Little Santa Claus; Pronunciation pəti papa nɔɛl) by Raymond Vincy and Henri Martinet is the most famous French Christmas song of all time. The song was initially recorded by Tino Rossi in 1946 and has been recorded by countless other artists since then.
Père Noël, also known as Father Christmas, is a Christmas folkloric character in France and other French-speaking countries who distributes gifts to children on Christmas Eve.
Although the Père Noël largely resembles this image, there are a few differences that make him French – and no, it’s not because he walks around with a baguette and cigarette in hand, nor does he say “ Oh là là ” instead of “Ho ho ho”. Here are a few reasons why the French Santa Claus is different.
Santa Claus—otherwise known as Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle—has a long history steeped in Christmas traditions. Today, he is thought of as the jolly man in red who brings toys to good girls...
Papa Noël a ...more. The Legend Santa Claus becomes Papa Noël when his sleigh reaches the bayous of Cajun Country in Louisiana. His sleigh turns into a pirogue, and his reindeer turn into...
The myth of Santa Claus-Père Noël is rooted in the story of St Nicholas of Smyrna, a saint renowned for his faith and charity and celebrated on 6 December.
“Petit Papa Noël” is a song written in 1944, during the Second World War. But this version is not the same as the one the French know today. The lyrics of the original version were the prayer of a child expressing his wish to see his father return from Germany.