King's College Cambridge 2010 #15 The First Nowell

The First "Nowell"
Choir and congregation
The words and music both come from the English West Country. This arrangement is by Sir David Willcocks.
Although the BBC receives complaints about misspelling 'Nowell', this is in fact the correct spelling of the English version of the French Noël. The word is either a general Christmas expression of joy, or more technically, a non-liturgical popular verse song.

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[emarceg]

There is nothing as beautiful as English choral music. Gives me goosebumps everytime.

[ed110poe]

クリスマス・キャロルの中で１番好きな曲。

厳かで壮麗な響きは何度聴いても心地よく、クリスマス・シーズン­にしか聴かないのがもったいないくらい。

[killua0i]

超好聽～～

[besinnliches]

@odinfromcentr2 I agree; Nole is not the correct spelling and is not used in English. Except, that is, for your initial comment in which *you* spelt it Nole rather than Noël. That's the mistake which I am trying to correct. Merry Christmas.

[odinfromcentr2]

@besinnliches That means nothing. I've come across people who speak, read, and write English as a second or third language who do so better than native speakers. Further, when the song was written (sometime in the 18th century), it was spelled Nowell, and at no point has it been spelled Nole.

[sunonthewindow]

Merry Christmas to all. God Bless

[CalleenKoh]

really brings the christmas spirit :D 1 person was jealous of the choir group

[besinnliches]

@xxiluvmoixx You spelt it "nole". And I'm a native speaker of English, thank you very much.

[xxiluvmoixx]

@besinnliches Actually in the English language it IS what we use. The song's name itself may be different in the original version but "Noel" is in general use of the song name.