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Noel or Noël is a given name, often given to both girls and boys born over the Christmas period. [1]Noel derives from the Old French "Noël", meaning "Christmas". It is a variant (and later replacement) of "nael", which itself comes from the Latin natalis, meaning "birth".
In fact, in French, Joyeux Noel means "Merry Christmas." Related: These 100+ Holiday-inspired Baby Names and Their Meanings Are Perfectly Festive for Your Little Blessing Noel Is a Popular Baby Name
Père Noël. Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Dad Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
Noel, another term for a pastorale of a Christmas nature; Noël (Joan Baez album), 1966; Noël (Josh Groban album), 2007; Noel (Noel Pagan album), 1988; Noël (The Priests album), 2010; Noel (Phil Vassar album), 2011; Noel (Josh Wilson album), 2012; Noel, 2015 Christmas album by Detail "The First Noel", a traditional English Christmas carol
Christmas carol group at Bangalore, India Children singing Christmas carols A brass band playing Christmas carols. A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas and holiday season.
Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Santa", sometimes called Papa Noël ("Father Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
Noel Baba (Father Noel) is the Turkish version of Père Noël, which is a widely celebrated figure for New Year celebrations, substituting Christmas Holiday in predominantly Christian countries. Noel Baba is the bearer of gifts to children and adults alike for the New Year.
The text of the carol has been translated into English numerous times. One translation that is close in meaning is that by Edward Bliss Reed (1930): [3] Gabriel Fauré wrote several arrangements, including for solo voice and organ (1888), for choir and organ (1923), and for children's choir and chamber orchestra (1938).