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Noel Pagan, also known simply as Noel (born 1965), is an American freestyle music singer born in the Bronx, New York City. His debut single, " Silent Morning ", became his first top 10 hit on the dance singles chart and peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.
The earliest document to place Jesus's birth on 25 December is the Chronograph of 354 (also called the Calendar of Filocalus), which also names it as the birthday of the Invincible Sun. [18] [28] Proponents of the "substitution theory" argue that pagan Romans were celebrating the winter solstice as the birthday of a Sun god before Christians ...
Noel (Phil Vassar album), 2011; Noel (Josh Wilson album), 2012; Noel, 2015 Christmas album by Detail "The First Noel", a traditional English Christmas carol; Noël (singer) (active late 1970s), American disco singer; Noel (band), a South Korean group; Noel Pagan, American freestyle singer who recorded under the name Noel
In fact, the Old English word “geōl” goes way, way back and was used for something decidedly un-Christmas: an annual pagan festival that took place every December. Before that, the Old Norse ...
Noel. When we think of Christmas, certain words come to mind that go along with the holiday season. "Peace," "joy," "Yuletide" and "nativity" are a few of the words that can remind us of what the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Winter festival For other uses, see Yule (disambiguation). This article is about the ancient pagan festival and its modern revivals. For the Christian festival, see Christmas. "Joulu" redirects here. For the album, see Joulu (album). Yule ...
When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree. Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and the first thing ...
In Old English, Gēola ('Yule') referred to the period corresponding to December and January, which was eventually equated with Christian Christmas. [15] 'Noel' (also 'Nowel' or 'Nowell', as in "The First Nowell") entered English in the late 14th century and is from the Old French noël or naël, itself ultimately from the Latin nātālis ...