【專輯名稱】：《Christmas Around the World: France》
【專輯歌手】：V.A.
【發行公司】：Revolving Globes Music
【發行日期】：November 2015
【專輯風格】：Vocal Pop, Christmas


【專輯介紹】：

In France, a Nativity crib is often used to help decorate the house. French cribs have clay figures in them. During December some towns and cities, such as Marseilles, have fairs that sell Nativity figures. As well as having the normal Nativity figures in them, French scenes also have figures such as a Butcher, a Baker, a Policeman and a Priest.

In French Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Joyeux No?l'. In Breton (spoken by some people in Brittany, Northern France) it's 'Nedeleg Laouen' and in Corsican it's 'Bon Natale'. Happy/Merry Christmas in lots more languages.

Yule Logs made out of Cherry Wood are often burned in French homes. The log is carried into the home on Christmas Eve and is sprinkled with red wine to make the log smell nice when it is burning. There is a custom that the log and candles are left burning all night with some food and drinks left out in case Mary and the baby Jesus come past during the night.

In France, Father Christmas / Santa Claus / St. Nicholas is called Père No?l (Father Christmas). In eastern France he is accompanied by Le Pere Fouettard, a man dressed in black. He might be the same person as Zwarte Piet in The Netherlands.

The main Christmas meal, called Réveillon, is eaten on Christmas Eve/early Christmas morning after people have returned from the midnight Church Service. Dishes might include roast turkey with chestnuts or roast goose, oysters, foie gras, lobster, venison and cheeses. For dessert, a chocolate sponge cake log called a b?che de No?l is normally eaten.

Another celebration, in some parts of France, is that 13 different desserts are eaten! All the desserts are made from different types of Fruit, Nuts and Pastries.

Epiphany, called Fête des Rois in French, is also celebrated in France on January 6th. A flat Almond cake is eaten called 'Galette des Rois'. The cake has a toy crown inside and is decorated on top with a gold paper crown.

*法國與聖誕老人類似的形象是Père Noel，他和聖誕老人幾乎完全一樣，其紅白相間的衣服曾經使可口可樂公司獲得靈感，在1930年代畫出了傳遍世界的聖誕老人形象。
*聖誕樹幹蛋糕（法語：B?che de No?l），法國聖誕節的甜點，作為聖誕大餐的最後一道食物，現在不少國家也流行。這個蛋糕其實是用以代替從前過冬至的另一個習俗。

在法國城市斯特拉斯堡的聖誕集市這項傳統更能追溯至16世紀。 2011年11月26日週六，法國城市斯特拉斯堡正式揭開了聖誕集市的序幕，集市分佈在市中心12個地點，有超過300間的木屋攤舖。市中心的廣場上已樹立起一棵30米高的大聖誕樹。

為了尊重這項聖誕傳統，活動主辦方2010年已禁止在集市上出售CHURROS(吉士果，產自西班牙)，2011年各攤舖上擺賣的瓷器、藝術品、古玩等等，也需要與“聖誕”相符合，才能被允許售賣。

聖誕集市大大的促進了當地經濟，預計將為該市帶來1.6億歐元的收益。


【專輯曲目】：

01. Petit Papa Noel
02. Les anges dans nos campagnes (Angels We Have Heard on High)
03. Vive le vent (Jingle Bells)
04. Minuit, chretiens (O Holy Night)
05. Noel des petits santons
06. Les cloches sonnent (Carol of the Bells)
07. Noel blanc (White Christmas)
08. Mon beau sapin (O Christmas Tree)
09. Douce nuit, sainte nuit (Silent Night)
10. Le petit renne au nez rouge
11. La nuit avant Noel
12. L'enfant au tambour (The Little Drummer Boy)
13. Trois anges sont venus ce soir
14. L'enfant de Judee
15. Il est ne le divin enfant
16. Je suis chretien
17. Ave Maria
18. La marche des Rois mages
19. Glory Alleluia
20. Le voici l'agneau si doux
21. Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris
22. Jesus que ma joie demeure
23. Noel en mer


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