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.
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]
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