The first Noël

* Below is a 1963 Christmas Holiday version of this song.
* Music Arranger, Conductor & Producer: Robert Mersey.
* Vocalist: Andy Williams.
* Time Signature: 3/4 (3 beats per measure. 1/4 notes for each beat count).
* Tempo: Approx. 87 beats per minute.
* The traditional Christian Hymn version is below this piece.

Intro Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.

Verse 1:
The [C] first No- [G] el the [Am] angels did [G] say
Was to [Am] certain poor [G] shepherds in [Am] fields as [G] they [Am] lay:
In [C] fields where [G] they lay [Am] keeping their [G] sheep
On a [Am] cold winter’s [G] night that [Am] was [G] so [Am] deep.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.

Verse 2:
They [C] looked [G] up and [Am] saw a [G] star
Shining [Am] in the [G] East be- [Am] yond [G] them [Am] far:
And [C] to the [G] earth it [Am] gave great [G] light
And [C] so it con- [G] tinued both [Am] day [G] and [Am] night.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.

Verse 3:
This [C] star drew [G] nigh to [Am] the North- [G] West;
O’er [Am] Bethle- [G] hem it [Am] took [G] it’s [Am] rest,
And [C] there it [G] did both [Am] stop and [G] stay,
Right [C] over the [G] place where [Am] Je- [G] sus [Am] lay.

Outro (Chorus)*:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el…….

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The First Noël – Traditional Christian Hymn Version by Love to Sing

* “The First Nowell” is of Cornish origin; first published in 1823;
edited by William Sandys and arranged and edited by Davies Gilbert for
“Hymns and Carols of God”.
* The version below is from the album “Christmas Songs and Carols Album”
by Love to Sing released in 2020.
* Time Signature: 3/4 (3 beats per measure. 1/4 notes for each beat count).
* Tempo: Approx. 100 beats per minute.

Intro (Instrumental Melody):
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.

Verse 1:
The [C] first No- [G] el the [Am] angels did [G] say
Was to [Am] certain poor [G] shepherds in [Am] fields as [G] they [Am] lay:
In [C] fields where [G] they lay [Am] keeping their [G] sheep
On a [Am] cold winter’s [G] night that [Am] was [G] so [Am] deep.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el. [C], [C],

Verse 2:
They [C] looked [G] up and [Am] saw a [G] star
Shining [Am] in the [G] East be- [Am] yond [G] them [Am] far:
And [C] to the [G] earth it [Am] gave great [G] light
And [C] so it con- [G] tinued both [Am] day [G] and [Am] night.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el. [C], [C],

Verse 3:
And [C] by the [G] light of [Am] that same [G] star
Three [Am] wise men [G] came from [Am] coun- [G] try [Am] far;
To [C] seek for a [G] King was [Am] their in- [G] tent,
And to [C] follow the [G] star wher- [Am] ever [G] it [Am] went.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el. [C], [C],

Verse 4:
This [C] star drew [G] nigh to [Am] the North- [G] West;
O’er [Am] Bethle- [G] hem it [Am] took [G] it’s [Am] rest,
And [C] there it [G] did both [Am] stop and [G] stay,
Right [C] over the [G] place where [Am] Je- [G] sus [Am] lay.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el. [C], [C],

Verse 5:
Then [C] entered [G] in those [Am] wise men [G] three,
Fell [Am] reve- [G] rently up- [Am] on [G] their [Am] knee,
And [C] offered [G] there in [Am] his pre- [G] sence
Their [C] gold and [G] myrrh and [Am] fran- [G] kin- [Am] cense.

Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el. [C], [C],

Verse 6:
Then [C] let us [G] all with [Am] one [G] accord
Sing [Am] praises [G] to our [Am] heaven- [G] ly [Am] Lord,
That [C] hath made [G] heaven and [Am] earth of [G] naught,
And [C] with his [G] blood man- [Am] kind [G] has [Am] bought.

Outro (Chorus):
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [C] el…….