The daughter of singer Francis Cabrel publishes a lovely Christmas story. The opportunity to immerse yourself in your own childhood memories.
She does not remember having seen her famous father, Francis Cabrel, disguised as Santa Claus to surprise her, at Christmas time. Aurélie Cabrel nevertheless keeps fond memories of the end-of-year celebrations, with family, in the house in Astaffort. This Lot-et-Garonne village where the jack-of-all-trades artist, singer, author, producer, still lives with her husband, producer and musician and their two children, Mona and Raphaël, 6 and 3 years old. ” Granddaughter, I liked to decorate the house with garlands that made the half-light light or to wait for the guests on New Year’s Eve, she remembers. My greatest gift was a battery placed under the tree when I was 7-8 years old. It is still a period that I particularly like today. “
Aurélie Cabrel has therefore decided to celebrate the magic of Christmas. And to dust off, “with respect” she specifies, the image of Santa Claus in a children’s story: The Christmas effect (Baboo Music). A bit of the Advent book, in 24 chapters. She wrote it with a childhood friend, Fanny Dupin and co-illustrated with the Canadian, Guylaine Laffeur. A story that she has of course tested on her own toddlers. Mona and Raphaël gladly let themselves be taken in by this wonderful story.
SP Santa Claus decides to make Mrs. Claus’s dream come true and take her on vacation in the sun for the holidays. “ The inhabitants of the kingdom, left to their own devices, are then forced to stick together, says Aurélie Cabrel. They must redouble their creativity so as not to sink. “” This echoes of course the period of confinement that we went through ”, she explains. A 36-year-old young mother, she admits to having been marked: “I refocused on my life as a woman and as a mother, she confides. I don’t know if I’ll ever come back to singing, but for now, I don’t want to turn to other people anymore. Writing for children is exciting because their imagination has no limit. “
And for Francis Cabrel, her father, could she go so far as to write him a title? ” Oh no i will never dare She exclaims. Not ready to kill the father, therefore: ” On the contrary, I am so admiring… “And to quote his favorite songs:” Mailify, mine, she said proudly, the one he wrote when I was born. I also really like Free spins, African tour, Like men… Aurélie is grateful to him, as she is to her mother, for having grown up in an environment where a guitar or a piano always resonated. Better yet, where reading reigned, rather than TV. ” My parents understood everything, she says. I try to do the same with my children, but these generations get caught up in the screens. “Being, moreover,“ the daughter of ”does not weigh on him. ” I was certainly expected at the turn. Corn I like to be where he is not. And he’s always been very respectful and supportive. “” I never wanted to take up a torch, but rather write a new story. “For Aurélie, that’s all that …” story “.
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