"Mon plus beau Noël" ("My most beautiful Christmas") is a 2005 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was the second single on his album Ma Vérité on which it features as eighth track, and was released in December 2005 as a Christmas song. It was successful in Belgium (Wallonia), and particularly in France where it was Hallyday's third number-one single.
Song information The B-side, "Je prendrai soin de vous", was at the time a new song never published. "Mon plus beau Noël" was performed in 2006 at the Palais des Sports of Paris and was also included in a live version on the album Flashback Tour – Palais des Sports 2006, as fifth track of the second CD.Flashback Tour – Palais des Sports 2006, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 4 October 2008) The song is also available as B-side on the singer's 2006 single "La Quête" and on his compilation Triple Best Of, released in 2008.
"Mon plus beau Noël" is a tribute to Hallyday's daughter named Jade whom he just adopted and who features on the single cover. A choir of children can be heard in the second refrain, as well as Jade who babbles during the last seconds of the song.
In France, the single debuted at No. 6 on 10 December 2005, then climbed to No. 2, then topped the chart for one week. It kept on dropping the weeks after and totaled seven weeks in the top ten, 11 weeks in the top 50 and 16 weeks on the chart (top 100)."Mon plus beau Noël", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 4 October 2008)
Track listings CD single "Mon plus beau Noël" – 4:18 "Je prendrai soin de vous" – 4:59
Digital download "Mon plus beau Noël" – 4:18 "Mon plus beau Noël" (live) – 4:30
CD single – Promo "Mon plus beau Noël" – 4:18
Credits Made in the European Union "Mon plus beau Noël" Written by Fred Blondin Editions : Pimento Music / Zoé Production "Je prendrai soin de vous" Written by Pierre Jaconelli Editions : WCMF / Daime Editions / Pimento Music
Charts and sales
Peak positions Chart (2005/06)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart"Mon Plus Beau Noël", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 4 October 2008)2Eurochart Hot 100 Singles3French SNEP Singles Chart1Swiss Singles Chart"Mon Plus Beau Noël", Swiss Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 4 October 2008)14
Year-end charts Chart (2005)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 4 October 2008)84French Singles Chart2005 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 4 October 2008)26Chart (2006)PositionFrench Singles Chart2006 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 4 October 2008)81
Certifications CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedPhysical salesFranceShould be Gold——227,632 (165,353 in 2005Best-selling singles and sales of 2005 in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved 4 October 2008) + 62,279 in 2006Best-selling singles and sales of 2006 in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved 4 October 2008))
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