The First Nowell

Name: The First Nowell
Duration: 5 min 46 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
61.7	The First Nowell	5:46	Traditional	The Complete Warner Classics Edition	Sir Charles Mackerras	Album	XW2025-11-07	Warner Classics
1.7	The First Nowell	5:46	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	The Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Christmas Album	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	Album	GB-	His Master’s Voice	ASD 3798

soprano vocals:	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
conductor:	Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
arranger:	Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)

recording of:	The First Noël

publisher:	William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:	Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:	[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:	John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:	Davies Gilbert (in 1823)

referred to in medleys:	I Heard the Bells / Noel / Good Christian Men Rejoice (order: 2) What Child Is This? / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / The First Noel / Silent Night, Holy Night (order: 3)
later parody versions:	[No L] 我要珠珠
later translated versions:	The First Noel (Korean version)
later versions:	First Noël
part of:	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
is the basis for:	Midnight Noel Paraphrase on ‘The First Noel’
arrangement of:	The First Nowell
arrangements:	The First Noel (Bob Dylan arrangement) The First Noel (arrangement by Elvis Presley) The First Noel (arr. Aly and AJ) The First Noel (Pentatonix arrangement) The First Noel (Gordon Jenkins arr.) The First Noel (The Mighty Fine Band arrangement) The First Noel (Psalty) The First Noel (arr. Robin Smith) The First Noël (Carmen Dragon arrangement)