THE FIRST NOEL

For the choral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, see The First Nowell (Vaughan Williams). "The First Nowell" in Carols, New and Old (1879)[1] Duration: 0 seconds.0:00 "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.