The First Noel
First line: The first Nowell, the angel did say / Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel / The first Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor / Quando o anjo proclamou o primeiro Natal / The first Noel the angel did say / The first Noel / The first Noel the angels did say
Original language: English
Words: English carol; Christmas Carols, W. Sandys, 1833
Music: English carol; Christmas Carols, W. Sandys, 1833
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The First Noel
Hymns
(1985, 2002 ed.), 213
1. The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay,In fields where they lay keeping their sheepOn a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
[Chorus]Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!Born is the King of Israel!
2. They looked up and saw a starShining in the East beyond them far,And to the earth it gave great light,And so it continued both day and night.
The First Noel
Hymns
(1948, 1979 ed.), 39
1. The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay,In fields where they lay keeping their sheepOn a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
[Chorus]Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,Born is the King of Israel!
2. They looked up and saw a starShining in the East beyond them far,And to the earth it gave great light,And so it continued both day and night.
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These charts show the use of this song in English hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If a song appears in multiple editions of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once. [undetermined] means that tune information has not yet been entered in.
Tunes that have appeared with this song in English
Appearances of this song over time in English
Tune: The First Noel (by English carol; Christmas Carols, W. Sandys, 1833) (Return to top) Tune 213
The First Noel
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2010
Adapt.: Davies Gilbert; Anna M. Molgard
Arr.: Marianne Larsen; Rachel P. Mohlman
Contributor: Marianne Larsen; Rachel P. Mohlman; Anna M. Molgard
Quando o Anjo Proclamou (Portuguese)
Miscellaneous Songs from the Church Website (1992–Present), Dec 2019
Artist: Gabrielly Lourenço
The First Noel
Music from the Latter-day Saints Channel (2009–Present), Dec 2014
Artist: Lexi Walker
The First Noel
Celebrating the Light of the World (2020) (2020, 2020 ed.), 8
Artist: Tierra Jones; Bryson Jones; Jared Pierce (piano)
Arr.: Jared Pierce
The First Noel
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; Congregation
The First Noel
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 2
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
The First Noel
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 4
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
The First Noel
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 2
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
The First Noel (December 2018)
Music from First Presidency’s Christmas Devotionals , 2
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; The Orchestra at Temple Square
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Noël
Community of Christ Sings (Community of Christ) (2013, 2013 ed.), 424
Arr.: John Stainer; David Willcocks
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Nowell
Hymns of the Saints (RLDS) (1981, 1982 ed.), 246
Arr.: Kathryn Reese O’Boyle
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The first Nowell, the angel did say
The Hymnal (RLDS) (1956, 1966 ed.), 145
Arr.: Kathryn Reese O’Boyle
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The first Nowell, the angel did say
The Hymnal (RLDS) (1956, 1958 ed.), 145
Arr.: Kathryn Reese O’Boyle
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The first Nowell, the angel did say
The Hymnal (RLDS) (1956, 1956 ed.), 145
Arr.: Kathryn Reese O’Boyle
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Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Noel
Zion’s Hymnal (Church of Christ, Temple Lot) (1975, 2013 ed.), 36
Other Christian Denominations
The first Noel the angel did say
Other Christian Denominations
The First Noel
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration (1986, 1986 ed.), 136
Other Christian Denominations
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Noel
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 1998 ed.), 121
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Noel
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 1984 ed.), 121
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Noel
Zion’s Hymnal (Church of Christ, Temple Lot) (1975, 1975 ed.), 36
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Nowell
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The First Nowell the Angel Did Say
The Hymnal for Youth (Herald Edition, RLDS) (1951, 1955 ed.), 70
Other Christian Denominations
The First Noel the Angel Did Say
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The first Noel the angel did say
The Saints’ Hymnal (RLDS, Replica) (1933, 1998-replica ed.), 146
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The first Noel the angel did say
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
The first Noel the angel did say