2006-12-04 16:15:02 · 5 answers · asked by flaps7uf 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
The hymn THE FIRST NOEL would mean the first birthday. It is an English Carol arraigned in 1871 by John Stainer.
Noel" (from French) means birthday
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/xmas/xmas_car.htm
The First Noel !
The First Noel is unknown in origin but is generally thought to be English dating back to the sixteenth century. There is a misconception that the First Noel was French and it is believed that this is because of the French spelling of Noel as opposed to the olde English Anglo-Saxon spelling of the word as in Nowell. After England was captured by the Normans numerous words were adopted from the Norman French language and Noel was re-spelt as Nowell, early printed versions of this carol use the Nowell spelling. The First Noel was first published in 1833 when it appeared in "Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern," a collection of seasonal carols gathered by William B. Sandys.
http://www.carols.org.uk/the_first_noel.htm
2006-12-04 16:33:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's origin is from the Latin and it means "Born on Christmas Day"
2006-12-04 16:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by charmchallenge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noel is a movie
2006-12-04 16:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by laraib 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
day of birth or birthday. currently it refers to Christmas. It DOES NOT mean "child", silly.
2006-12-08 06:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by santa_cruz_58 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Child!!!
2006-12-04 16:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by bugi 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋