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"The First Noel" (sometimes The First Nowell or just Noel) is a traditional English Christmas carol, most likely from the 18th century. In its current form it is of Cornish origin, and it was first published in Some Ancient Christmas Carols (1823) and Gilbert and Sandys Christmas Carols (1833), edited by William B. Sandys and arranged, edited and with extra lyrics written by Davies Gilbert.
THE FIRST NOEL The first Noel the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter's night that was so deep: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. They lookèd up and saw a star, Shining in the east, beyond them far: And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night: And by the light of that same star, Three Wise Men came from country far; To seek for a King was their intent, And to follow the star wheresoever it went: This star drew nigh to the north-west; O'er Bethlehem it took its rest; And there it did both stop and stay Right over the place where Jesus lay: Then entered in those Wise Men three, Fell reverently upon their knee, And offered there in his presence, Their gold and myrrh and frankincense: Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord That hath made heaven and earth of nought, And with his blood mankind hath bought:
About the song, ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
"Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol which words of the song are based on a traditional French carol known as "Les Anges dans nos campaigns" (literally, "Angels in our countryside"). Its most common English version was translated in 1862 by James Chadwick. The carol quickly became popular in the West Country, where it was described as 'Cornish' by R.R. Chope and featured in Pickard-Cambridge's Collection of Dorset Carols.
There is also a Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) translation of the carol which is known as Ainglean chuala sinn gu h-ard (literally, "Angels We Have Heard on High"). This was translated into Gaelic by Iain MacMilan from James Chadwick's English translation.
The song commemorates the story of the birth of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel of Luke, in which shepherds outside Bethlehem encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child.
It is most commonly sung to the hymn tune "Gloria", as arranged by Edward Shippen Barnes. Its most memorable feature is its chorus: Gloria in Excelsis Deo! (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest")
where the sung vowel sound "o" of "Gloria" is fluidly sustained through a lengthy rising and falling melismatic melodic sequence: Glo-o-o-o-o-O-o-o-o-o-O-o-o-o-o-O-ri-a in Ex-cel-sis De-o!
"Gloria in Excelsis Deo" is itself the name of an older famous hymn.
The phrase also appears melismatically in the Latin version of the carol "O Come All Ye Faithful", though somewhat less extended: Glo-o-o-O-ri-a in Ex-cel-sis De-o.
The version on this video is from singer Sam Harris. Singing a cappella, he is singing all parts in his voice. In fact, the only sounds you hear are his voice with no instruments .
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing oer the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
About the Singer, SAM HARRIS
The recordings of Sam Harris are used with permission, and the music and lyrics are public domain. For more information on Sam Harris, visit his official YouTube channel at: http://SamTube.com
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