Friends of Christmas Present:
This is the eighth year my son Woody and I have recorded a Christmas Carol. Others
we've done in years past:
2009 "Star of Bethlehem"
2010 "Silent Night"
2011 "Silver Bells"
2012 "Blue Christmas"
2013 "White Christmas"
2014 "Winter Wonderland"
2015 "The Friendly Beasts"
2016 "Away in a Manger"
For 2017 we've recorded "The First Noel". Woody did the recording, mixing, sang
baritone and played slide guitar; Dad sang lead and played the guitar and bass. I
used an 09 Martin Marquis for guitar, and my fretless Rob Allen bass.
"The First Noel" is a traditional classical English Christmas carol. "Noel" is an Early
Modern English synonym of "Christmas". The carol is of Cornish origin. Its current form
was first published in Carols Ancient and Modern (1823) and Gilbert and Sandys
Carols (1833).
The melody is unusual among English folk melodies in that it consists of one musical
phrase repeated twice, followed by a refrain which is a variation on that very phrase. All
three phrases end on the third of the scale. It is thought to be a version of an earlier
melody sung in a church gallery setting.
Please enjoy, and we wish everyone a happy and prosperous Holiday Season!
To listen:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Christmas/Christmas.html
Woody and Dad
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