The First Noël by Andy Williams
* Below is a 1963 Christmas Holiday version of this song.
* Music Arranger, Conductor & Producer: Robert Mersey.
* Vocalist: Andy Williams.
* Time Signature: 3/4 (3 beats per measure. 1/4 notes for each beat count).
* Tempo: Approx. 87 beats per minute.
* The traditional Christian Hymn version is below this piece.
Intro Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.
Verse 1:
The [C] first No- [G] el the [Am] angels did [G] say
Was to [Am] certain poor [G] shepherds in [Am] fields as [G] they [Am] lay:
In [C] fields where [G] they lay [Am] keeping their [G] sheep
On a [Am] cold winter's [G] night that [Am] was [G] so [Am] deep.
Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.
Verse 2:
They [C] looked [G] up and [Am] saw a [G] star
Shining [Am] in the [G] East be- [Am] yond [G] them [Am] far:
And [C] to the [G] earth it [Am] gave great [G] light
And [C] so it con- [G] tinued both [Am] day [G] and [Am] night.
Chorus:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.
Verse 3:
This [C] star drew [G] nigh to [Am] the North- [G] West;
O'er [Am] Bethle- [G] hem it [Am] took [G] it's [Am] rest,
And [C] there it [G] did both [Am] stop and [G] stay,
Right [C] over the [G] place where [Am] Je- [G] sus [Am] lay.
Outro (Chorus)*:
No- [C] el, No- [G] el, No- [Am] el, No- [G] el
[Am] Born is the [G] King of [Am] Is- [G] ra- [Am] el.......
