{"id":31869,"date":"2020-12-11T08:32:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=31869"},"modified":"2020-12-11T08:32:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:32:13","slug":"the-first-noel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/the-first-noel\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of New Christmas Music: The First Noel by Bryson and Tierra Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The First Noel<\/em> is getting a lot of cover this year. Few however are covering it with such <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/sneaking-christmas\/\">love<\/a> and emotion as what we hear in this wonderful blend in a new arrangement:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ecEBlQeEego\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This version of <em>The First Noel<\/em> was composed and arranged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaredpiercemusic.com\/product-page\/the-first-noel-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jared Pierce<\/strong><\/a>, who is playing the piano in this video. The video was the concluding number of the first virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> on Temple Square concert titled &#8220;Celebrating the Light of the World&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The word Noel has many meanings. To the French it means &#8220;Christmas&#8221; but in other languages it means &#8220;to be born&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The First Noel&#8221;<\/em> is one of the oldest known <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> carols. Who originally wrote it and the backstory of its creation is unknown. It is believed to have emerged from the 13th century, a period when &#8220;Miracle Plays&#8221; were held as a means of teaching the Nativity story. The tune is believed to be an old English folk song that is Cornish in origin.<\/p>\n<p>The first Noel the angel did say<br \/>\nwas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;<br \/>\nin fields where they lay keeping their sheep,<br \/>\non a cold winter&#8217;s night that was so deep.<\/p>\n<p>They looked up and saw a star<br \/>\nshining in the east, beyond them far;<br \/>\nand to the earth it gave great light,<br \/>\nand so it continued both day and night.<\/p>\n<p>And by the light of that same star<br \/>\nthree Wise Men came from country far;<br \/>\nto seek for a king was their intent,<br \/>\nand to follow the star wherever it went.<\/p>\n<p>This star drew nigh to the northwest,<br \/>\no&#8217;er Bethlehem it took its rest;<br \/>\nand there it did both stop and stay,<br \/>\nright over the place where Jesus lay.<\/p>\n<p>Then entered in those Wise Men three,<br \/>\nfull reverently upon the knee,<br \/>\nand offered there, in his presence,<br \/>\ntheir gold and myrrh and frankincense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The First Noel<\/em>&#8221; was first transcribed in 1823, and was subsequently published as a part of an anthology titled &#8220;Some Ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> Carols,&#8221; in London. In 1833, the carol was published in &#8220;Gilbert and Sandys Carols.&#8221; Williams Sandys arranged and edited the carol, while Davies Gilbert pitched in with additional lyrics. Gilbert is also credited for the revival of the song in modern times.<\/p>\n<p>In 1929, the English version also made an appearance in the &#8220;The Cornish Songbook.&#8221; In modern times, &#8220;The First Noel&#8221; is performed utilizing a 4 part hymn arrangement created by John Stainer, who first published it in 1871. Variations of this theme are also included in the &#8220;Carol Symphony&#8221; by Victor Hely-Hutchinson. Various French artists have covered the carol, while the French version has been made popular by Church choirs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Noel is getting a lot of cover this year. Few however are covering it with such love and emotion as what we hear in this wonderful blend in a new arrangement: This version of The First Noel was composed and arranged by Jared Pierce, who is playing the piano in this video. 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