Noël, que du bonheur

"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
Released	December 2005
Recorded	France
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:22
Label	Sony 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

"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

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 all, "Noël, que du bonheur" sold about 92,200 copies.[5]

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.[6]

Track listings

CD single - France

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Noël, que du bonheur"	3:20
2.	"Noël, que du bonheur" (choral version)	3:20

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
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

Produced by Ivan Russo, Laurent Jeanne, Philippe Pelet, Dan Mitrecey and Olivier Perrot Lead vocal : Ilona Choirs by The Ilonettes : Lena Nester, Rokhya-Lucie Dieng, Sophie Lemoine Additional choirs : Noémie Brosset, Maïlis Mitrecey Synth : Philippe Pelet, Ivan Russo, Laurent Jeanne, Damydee Accordion : Ivan Russo

Additional production : Ivan Russo and Domydee at Atollorecording Studio (Naples) Executive production assistance : Gilles Caballero, Roxanne Perrot All vocals recorded by Philippe Vandenhende At Moneypenny Studio (Paris) with Franck Benhamou and Benoît Cinquin At Ty-Houam Studio (Préfailles) with Gilles Caballero Mixed and mastered by Ivan Russo at Atollorecording Studio (Naples)

Certification and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Silver[2]	December 31, 2005	125,000	92,200+[5] (84,008 in 2005[7])

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 10 Eurochart Hot 100 21 French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position French Singles Chart[3] 84

References

1. "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. 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. Ilona singles, certifications Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
6. "Noël, que du bonheur", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 3, 2008)
7. 2005 singles sales in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved May 10, 2008)