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Vive le vent - French Christmas Carol

Lyrics for "Vive le vent," the French equivalent of the Christmas carol "Jingle Bells"

  
Vive le vent is the French version of Jingle Bells. They are sung to the same tune, but the translation given here for Vive le vent is the literal translation of the French Christmas carol, which is completely different than the English carol Jingle Bells.
      

Vive le vent, vive le vent,

Vive le vent d'hiver,

Qui s'en va sifflant, soufflant

Dans les grands sapins verts.

Oh !

Vive le temps, vive le temps,

Vive le temps d'hiver,

Boule de neige et jour de l'an

Et bonne année grand-mère !

   Live the wind, live the wind,

Live the winter wind,

Which goes whistling, blowing

In the big green Christmas trees.

Oh!

Live the weather, live the weather,

Live the winter weather,

Snowball and new year's day

and happy new year Grandma!

  

French Christmas carols     French Advent Calendar

Christmas in France     12 Days of French     Christmas links

  

  

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