The First Noël

~ Song

Relationships

publisher:William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36) (order: 11)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/67940 [info]
Wikidata:Q96312363 [info]
referred to in medleys:I Heard the Bells / Noel / Good Christian Men Rejoice (order: 2)
What Child Is This? / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / The First Noel / Silent Night, Holy Night (order: 3)
later parody versions:[No L]
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later translated versions:The First Noel (Korean version)
later versions:First Noël
part of:Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
is the basis for:Midnight Noel
Paraphrase on ‘The First Noel’
arrangement of:The First Nowell
arrangements:The First Noel (Bob Dylan arrangement)
The First Noel (arrangement by Elvis Presley)
The First Noel (arr. Aly and AJ)
The First Noel (Pentatonix arrangement)
The First Noel (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
The First Noel (The Mighty Fine Band arrangement)
The First Noel (Psalty)
The First Noel (arr. Robin Smith)
The First Noël (Carmen Dragon arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1944-12-21Medley: Adeste Fideles / The First Noel / Carol of the Bellscover and medleyFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians4:04
1949-05-11The First NoelBing Crosby with Ken Lane Singers and Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:35
1954The First NoëlinstrumentalGeorge Melachrino and Orchestra?:??
1957It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel / Silent NightmedleyThe Jack Halloran Singers3:56
1957The First NoelThe Jack Halloran Singers?:??
1959-07-13The Story of the First Christmas: O Little Town of Bethlehem / Come, Come, Come to the Manger / The First Noël / O Come, All Ye Faithful / We Three Kings of Orient Are / Silent Night (1959 recording, stereo)cover and medleyPerry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers10:00
1968-08-01Caroling, Caroling / The First Noel / Hark! the Herald Angels Sing / Silent NightmedleyPerry Como4:51
1976-10-06Christmas Medleycover and medleyThe Salsoul Orchestra12:08
1989-05The First NoëlinstrumentalSlovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice3:11
1991-06 – 1991-08The First NoelcoverJohnny Cash4:12
1993-05-01 – 1993-05-07The First NowellGerman Brass, Windsbacher Knabenchor, Karl-Friedrich Beringer & Enrique Crespo1:26
1993-05-31 – 1993-06-01The First NoelVox Aurea, Kari Ala-Pöllänen3:39
1994-12-10Noel / Joy to the Worldlive and medleyBad Religion3:07
2000-12-21The First NoelliveTony Bennett with Plácido Domingo2:19
2002-03 – 2002-04The First NoelCrash Test Dummies4:24
20071st NoelJoni Madden3:45
2018-02 – 2018-03The First NoelBach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki4:01
2018-09 – 2018-10The First NoelGrim Christmas2:01
2023The First NoelcoverMark Tremonti2:58
Ashokan Noelcover and medleyGeoffrey Taucer & FFmusic Dj3:13
Carol MedleymedleyPerry Como4:51
Christmas Carol MedleymedleyJohn Williams7:43
Christmas for Moderns: The First Noel / White Christmas / O Come All Ye Faithful / The Christmas Song / Silent Night / Jingle BellsmedleyMaynard Ferguson7:04
Christmas MedleymedleyKOKIA13:21
Christmas Medleycover and medleyBrian McKnight3:39
Christmas Medley: Joy to the World / Away in a Manger / The First Noel / We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Silent NightmedleyStan Kenton8:24
Deck the Halls / Away in a Manger / O, Little Town of Bethlehem / The First NoelmedleyBing Crosby5:10
First NoelcoverBrian Wilson4:48
First NoelMario Lanza3:13
First NoelConcino Children's Chorus3:38
Geschenk für die Hirten (The First Noël)instrumentalHans-Jürgen Hufeisen3:26
I Heard the Bells / Noel / Good Christian Men Rejoiceinstrumental and medleyPhil Perkins4:33
Joy to the World / The First NoelmedleyKitaro4:37
La primera NavidadinstrumentalPhilharmonic Chamber Orchestra1:44
Melody: Hark the Herald Angels Sing/The First Noel/Oh Come All Yefaithfulcover, medley and partialSteve Wariner5:40
Noel, NoelinstrumentalHollywood Tuba 123:22
O Tannenbaum Medley: What Child Is This / The First Noel / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / O Come All Ye Faithfulinstrumental and medleyFerrante and Teicher5:04
The Chosen One MontagemedleyKenny Rogers15:43
The First NoelcoverBright Eyes2:30
The First NoelThe Trammps3:49
The First NoelcoverElla Fitzgerald1:50
The First NoelHeidi Grant Murphy & Kevin Murphy3:51
The First NoelAllison Crowe5:33
The First NoelRosemary Clooney0:50
The First NoelJohnny Mathis3:49
The First NoelKenny Rogers2:42
The First NoelJohnny Farnham3:07
The First Noel[unknown]3:37
The First NoelMario Lanza3:18
The First NoelThe Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain1:30
The First NoelcoverKenny Rogers2:42
The First NoelinstrumentalAttila Fias2:56
The First NoelcoverElla Fitzgerald1:49
The First NoelBobby Womack2:53
The First NoelJulian Ovenden and Elizabeth McGovern4:28
The First Noelcover and medleyShane & Shane5:04
The First NoelcoverDick Leibert?:??
The First NoelJerry Vale2:43
The First NoelSchulchöre der Berzirke Blue Downs und Mitchells Plain, Edwin Mullins4:48
The First NoelBing Crosby2:34
The First NoelJohnny Cash4:11
The First NoelSufjan Stevens0:53
The First NoelBing Crosby2:34
The First NoelThe Milk Carton Kids3:03
The First Noelkaraoke[unknown]?:??
The First NoelDaniel O’Donnell2:18
The First Noel[unknown]2:20
The First NoelcoverThe Eastern Sea3:24
The First NoelThe Huddersfield Choral Society3:44
The First Noel[traditional]2:30
The First NoelcoverOlivia Newton‐John3:41
The First NoelcoverJohn Farnham?:??
The First NoelinstrumentalJo-El Sonnier3:38
The First NoelinstrumentalGeorge Greeley?:??
The First NoelGlenn Hughes2:58
The First NoelHarry Secombe4:06
The First NoelCadet3:54
The First NoelcoverLady Antebellum3:23
The First NoelB.J. Thomas3:04
The First NoelcoverKarla Bonoff?:??
The First NoelREO Speedwagon0:58
The First NoelTHE ECCENTRIC OPERA4:22
The First NoelcoverTina Arena & Rick Price5:45
The First NoelDick Haymes2:58
The First NoelBing Crosby2:28
The First NoelinstrumentalMannheim Steamroller3:39
The First NoelcoverMantua Band Studio3:35
The First NoelBach-Ahp Singers1:40
The First NoelcoverElla Fitzgerald1:48
The First NoelCamilla Kerslake4:07
The First NoelPaige O’Hara4:08
The First NoelcoverConnie Francis3:05
The First NoelLeslie Odom Jr.3:07
The First NoelJohnny Cash4:17
The First NoelJackie Evancho4:40
The First NoelinstrumentalJim Brickman2:41
The First NoelinstrumentalThe Players2:35
The First NoelcoverPat Boone2:59
The First NoelThe St. Philips Boy's Choir3:35
The First NoelNat King Cole1:56
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