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Text:The First Noel
Tune:THE FIRST NOEL

169. The First Noel

Text Information
First Line: The first noel the angels did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
Title: The First Noel
Refrain First Line: Noel, noel, noel, noel!
Language: English
Publication Date: 2018
Topic: Christ's Incarnation
Source: Traditional English carol
Tune Information
Name: THE FIRST NOEL
Key: D Major
Source: W. Sandy's Christmas Carols, 1833



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