The First Noel

Name: The First Noel
Duration: 2 min 15 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.12	The First Noel	2:15	Charlie Byrd	Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar	Charlie Byrd	Album	US1967
1.12	The First Noel	2:18	Charlie Byrd	The Christmas Album	Charlie Byrd	Album	US1976	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	[none]
1.12	The First Noel	2:15	Charlie Byrd	Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar	Charlie Byrd	Album	US1997	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)

recording of:	The First Nowell (instrumental)

lyricist, writer and composer:	[traditional] (special purpose artist)

referred to in medleys:	Kuklapolitan Christmas Carol Medley (order: 1) Medley: The First Noel / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come, All Ye Faithful / We Wish You a Merry Christmas (order: 1) Medley: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / Away in a Manger / The First Noel (order: 3) Christmas Day (medley by Gustav Holst) (order: 4) Christmas Medley (Bing Crosby version) (order: 4) Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 4) Mix 4 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 5) A Christmas Festival (order: 6) Noëls pour cordes (order: 7)
later translated versions:	Ensimmäinen joulu No debesīm šurp
later versions:	The First Noël
is the basis for:	Faith Noel Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: VI. The First Nowell
arrangements:	The First Noel (Trans‐Siberian Orchestra arrangement) The First Noel (arr. John Fahey) The First Noel (Julia Stone arrangement) The First Noel (arr. Michael McGlynn) The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement) The First Nowell (arr. Paulus)