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"The First Nowell" in Carols, New and Old (1879) [1] "The First Nowell" (or Nowel), [1] modernised as "The First Noel" [2] (or Noël), is a traditional English Christmas carol with Cornish origins most likely from the early modern period, although possibly earlier. [3] It is listed as number 682 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
"The First Noel" ("The First Nowell") English traditional 1823 First published in Carols Ancient and Modern by William Sandys "The Friendly Beasts" French Traditional 12th century English by Robert Davis 1934 "Gabriel's Message" translated into English by Sabine Baring-Gould: from the Basque traditional carol "Birjina gaztettobat zegoen"
The carol was first performed in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf on 24 December 1818. Mohr had composed the words much earlier, in 1816, but on Christmas Eve brought them to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for the church service. [16] The first English translation was in 1871 where it was published in a ...
In 1850, Sears' lyrics were set to "Carol", a tune written for the poem the same year at his request, by Richard Storrs Willis. This pairing remains the most popular in the United States, while in Commonwealth countries, the lyrics are set to "Noel", a later adaptation by Arthur Sullivan from an English melody.
Noel' (also 'Nowel' or 'Nowell', as in "The First Nowell") entered English in the late 14th century and is from the Old French noël or naël, itself ultimately from the Latin nātālis (diēs) meaning 'birth (day)'. [18]
Consider this a warning. Chinese New Year began on Jan. 29 this year, marking the end of the Year of the Dragon and the beginning of the Year of the Snake.
I have never before seen First Nowell-- only Noel or Noël, and so I was pretty suprised to see "First Noel" redirect to this. Even in the Lyrics use Noel (not Nowell). Anyway, I did some checking. Webster's Dictionary ONLY shows Noel and Chambers Dictionary shows both Noel and Nowell. Under Noel or Noël noun, Chambers notes also Nowell.
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