 Celine Dion released two French @-@ language Christmas albums in her early career : Céline Dion chante Noël ( 1981 ) and Chants et contes de Noël ( 1983 ) . Later , in 1993 , she recorded " The Christmas Song " which appears on David Foster 's The Christmas Album . The next year , Dion was featured on Alvin and the Chipmunks ' " Petit Papa Noël " which is on their album A Very Merry Chipmunk . In 1996 , she recorded " Brahms ' Lullaby " for the compilation For Our Children Too to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation . " The Christmas Song " and " Brahms ' Lullaby " were included on These Are Special Times in 1998 . 
