Chansons hivernales

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.

Chansons hivernales
Studio album by Pierre Lapointe
Released	November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Genre	Christmas
Length	36:25
Language	French
Label	Audiogram
Producer	Emmanuel Éthier
Pierre Lapointe chronology
Pour déjouer l'ennui (2019) Chansons hivernales (2020) L'heure mauve (2022)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
La Presse	[1]

Background

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]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

Chansons hivernales track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chaque année on y revient"	3:03
2.	"C'est qu'on sait déjà"	2:19
3.	"Le premier Noël de Jules"	4:15
4.	"Chez Clara"	3:12
5.	"Ça va, j'ai donné"	3:46
6.	"L'oiseau rare"	4:19
7.	"Six heures d'avion nous séparent" (with Mika)	2:48
8.	"Toutes les couleurs"	2:37
9.	"Noël Lougawou" (with Mélissa Laveaux)	3:28
10.	"Un Noël perdu dans Paris"	2:57
11.	"Maman, Papa"	3:41
Total length:		36:25

Charts

Chart performance for Chansons hivernales

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4]	10