"Noël, que du bonheur" (English: "Christmas, Only Happiness") is a 2005 song recorded by the French singer Ilona. It was the fourth single from her first album Un Monde parfait and was released in the first days of December 2005. As the title suggests it, it is a Christmas song and it hit the top ten in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

"Noël, que du bonheur"
Single by Ilona
from the album Un Monde parfait
ReleasedDecember 2005
RecordedFrance
GenreEurodance
Length3:22
LabelSony MBG Music / Scorpio Music
Songwriter(s)Laurent Jeanne, Dan Mitrecey,
Philippe Pelet, Olivier Perrot
Ilona singles chronology
"Dans ma fusée"
(2005)
"Noël, que du bonheur"
(2005)
"Allô, allô"
(2006)

Lyrics and music

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"Noël, que du bonheur" was composed by Laurent Jeanne, Philippe Pelet, Olivier Perrot and Dan Mitrecey. Unlike the three previous singles, it was not released as a CD maxi.

An acoustic version is available on the second album of Ilona, Laissez-nous respirer.

Chart performances

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In France, the single debuted at a peak of number five on 10 December 2005, seeling about 21,500 units that week. The next two weeks, the single ranked number six with respectively 21,472 and 37,680 sales. Then it did not stop to drop very quickly and fell off the chart after twelve weeks.[1] On 31 December, the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique certified the single Silver disc.[2]

The song was number 84 on the 2005 French singles year end chart.[3] In April 2006, the SNEP revealed that "Noël, que du bohneur" was the 87th best-selling singles during the first quarter of 2006.[4]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single entered the Ultratop 40 at number 26 on 24 December 2005, then jumped to number ten the following week, then dropped. It totalled five weeks on the chart.[5]

Track listings

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CD single - France
No.TitleLength
1."Noël, que du bonheur"3:20
2."Noël, que du bonheur" (choral version)3:20
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Noël, que du bonheur"3:20
2."Noël, que du bonheur" (choral version)3:20
3."Noël, que du bonheur" (acoustic version)2:49

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for "Noël, que du bonheur"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6] Silver 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Noël, que du bonheur", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
  2. ^ 2005 certifications, by SNEP Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
  3. ^ a b 2005 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
  4. ^ Best selling singles from 01.01.06 to 31.03.06 Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved December 20, 2007)
  5. ^ a b "Noël, que du bonheur", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 3, 2008)
  6. ^ "French single certifications – Ilona Mitrecey – Noël, que du bonheur" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 9 August 2022.