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The First Noel

traditional English Christmas carol with Cornish origins
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The First Noel

Summary

The First Noel is a Christmas hymn[1]. It draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (christmas_hymn category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • The First Noel authored anonymous[3].
  • The First Noel's instance of is recorded as Christmas hymn[4].
  • The First Noel's instance of is recorded as Christmas carol[5].
  • The First Noel's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[6].
  • The First Noel's genre is Christmas carol[7].
  • Among the performers on The First Noel was Shirley Clamp[8].
  • The First Noel's Commons category is recorded as The First Nowell[9].
  • The First Noel's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The First Noel's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • The First Noel was released on 1823[12].
  • The First Noel's has edition or translation is recorded as The First Nowell[13].
  • The First Noel's work available at URL is recorded as https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044079428785?urlappend=%3Bseq=222[14].
  • The First Noel's described at URL is recorded as https://balladindex.org/Ballads/FSWB376A.html[15].
  • The First Noel's described at URL is recorded as http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/first_nowell.htm[16].
  • The First Noel's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The First Nowell'}[17].
  • The First Noel's has melody is recorded as The First Nowell[18].
  • The First Noel's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • The First Noel's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): pop[22]

  • Community tags: holiday, pop[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9dd531e6-81e4-3c7a-b8f4-55027190ad01[24]

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Works and Contributions

The First Noel authored anonymous[3].

Why It Matters

The First Noel draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (christmas_hymn category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

public domain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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