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Petit Papa Noël (Little Father Christmas) is a popular French Christmas song. It first appeared just after the end of the Second World War when it was recorded by Tino Rossi. It has since become incredibly popular, well-known today by most French children.
 
But the success of the song does not stop at the borders of France. It has been translated into many languages and exported to many countries. Even in English-speaking countries, it is often performed in the original French.  Several well-kmown artists have recorded covers of Petit Papa Noël, including Nana Mouskouri, Céline Dion, Josh Groban and Roberto Alagna.
 
This arrangement includes lyrics in both French and English, with a guide to the French pronunciation provided in standard IPA (Internation Phonetic Alphabet) format. It is also available in SAB and SATB voicings, with a piano accompaniment.

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This became one of the best known tunes of the 20th century. The original version was published in 1785 and was an immediate success, a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816) taking its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Célestine. The most famous version of the 20th century is undoubtedly that of Elvis Presley. He changed the words and only used the tune of the chorus – Plaisir D’Amour – adding in a second section to what became ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’. Joan Baez in 1966, The Seekers with Judith Durham in 2009 at their reunion concert, Nana Mouskouri, Mary Hopkins in Welsh have all recorded the song though they used different English lyrics as the basis for their versions while keeping the French Plaisir D’Amour. This arrangement uses the French lyrics and follows Martini’s original harmonies but is arranged to better suit the guitar. It is a more comprehensive song with two other sections which always return to the original Plaisir D’Amour so you might consider it a chorus. I have added a translation of the French text into English which can be sung to the Martini melody.

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Scored for 2 Trumpets (Bb Cornet/Flugel Horn), Horn in F, Trombone/Euphonium and Bass. There are Alternative Parts for Eb and Bb Horn, and, Bb Trombone, Bb Euphonium, and Eb and Bb Basses all in Treble and Bass Clefs.

‘Plaisir D’Amour’, ‘The Pleasure of Love’, was written by G. H. Martini in 1784. It has remained extremely popular inspiring contemporary versions like Elvis Presley’s ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ and many recordings by well-known artists like Paul Robeson, Nana Mouskouri and Charles Aznavour.

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Scored for 2 Trumpets (Bb Cornet/Flugel Horn), Trombone/Euphonium and Bass. There are Alternative Parts for Eb Horn, and, Bb Trombone, Bb Euphonium, and, Eb and Bb Basses all in Treble and Bass Clefs.

‘Plaisir D’Amour’, ‘The Pleasure of Love’, was written by G. H. Martini in 1784. It has remained extremely popular inspiring contemporary versions like Elvis Presley’s ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ and many recordings by well-known artists like Paul Robeson, Nana Mouskouri and Charles Aznavour.

SKU: A0.1463873

Scored for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello. There is an Alternative Violin 3 for Viola and an optional Contrabass part so the piece can be performed by a String Orchestra.

‘Plaisir D’Amour’, ‘The Pleasure of Love’, was written by G. H. Martini in 1784. It has remained extremely popular inspiring contemporary versions like Elvis Presley’s ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ and many recordings by well-known artists like Paul Robeson, Nana Mouskouri and Charles Aznavour.