Editing Christmas carol (section)

===France===
* In 1535, a 16th-century carol, "Ça, Bergers, assemblons nous", was sung aboard [[Jacques Cartier]]'s ship on Christmas Day.
* In 1554, a collection of French carols, ''La Grande Bible des Noëls'', was printed in Orléans.
* In 1703, another collection, ''Chants des Noëls Anciens et Modernes'', was printed by Christophe Ballard (1641–1715), in Paris.
* Dating from the 18th century, "[[Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes]]" (known as "Angels We Have Heard On High" in English) is another famous French carol.
* The 19th-century "Cantique de Noël" (also known as "Minuit, chrétiens", adapted as "[[O Holy Night]]" in English) is another classic.

"Dans cette étable" and "Venez Divin Messie" are also popular Christmas carols. Perhaps the best known traditional French carol, "[[Il est né, le divin Enfant]]", comes from the region of [[Provence]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ashley |first=Judith |date=1924 |title=Mediæval Christmas Carols |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/726261 |journal=Music & Letters |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=65–71 |doi=10.1093/ml/V.1.65 |jstor=726261 |issn=0027-4224}}</ref>