The First Noël
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"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The First Noel | 7 |
| The First Noël canonical | 5 |
| First Noel | 1 |
| “The First Noel” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1958289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First Noël Context triple: [One Wish: The Holiday Album, hasTrack, The First Noël]
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A.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a classic Christmas standard, originally introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 film *Meet Me in St. Louis* and since covered by countless artists.
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B.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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C.
Silver Bells
"Silver Bells" is a classic Christmas song widely associated with the holiday season and frequently included on festive albums.
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D.
Vigil of Christmas
The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
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E.
Christmas Is All Around
"Christmas Is All Around" is a humorous, Christmas-themed parody of The Troggs' song "Love Is All Around," performed by Bill Nighy's character in the film Love Actually.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First Noël Target entity description: "The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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A.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a classic Christmas standard, originally introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 film *Meet Me in St. Louis* and since covered by countless artists.
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B.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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C.
Silver Bells
"Silver Bells" is a classic Christmas song widely associated with the holiday season and frequently included on festive albums.
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D.
Vigil of Christmas
The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
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E.
Christmas Is All Around
"Christmas Is All Around" is a humorous, Christmas-themed parody of The Troggs' song "Love Is All Around," performed by Bill Nighy's character in the film Love Actually.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
English-language song ⓘ song ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
1823
ⓘ
Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | William Sandys ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
Christmas carol ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | strophic ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguageVariant |
Noel
ⓘ
Nowell ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Gospel of Luke nativity account (shepherds)
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew nativity account (wise men) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adoration of Christ
ⓘ
angelic announcement ⓘ celebration of Jesus’ birth ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
The First Noel
ⓘ
linked to:
The First Noël
The First Nowell ⓘ The First Noël ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | many Christian hymnals ⓘ |
| isOftenPerformedAt |
Christmas
ⓘ
Christmas Eve services ⓘ carol services ⓘ church services ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English Christmas carol tradition ⓘ |
| isPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mentions |
Bethlehem
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King of Israel ⓘ shepherds in the fields ⓘ star in the east ⓘ wise men ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativeSubject |
Nativity of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Nativity of Christ
angel announcing Jesus’ birth ⓘ shepherds ⓘ |
| refrainText | Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| textAuthor | unknown ⓘ |
| tuneComposer | unknown ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christmas concerts
ⓘ
Christmas recordings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The First Noël Description of subject: "The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The First Noël
linked to: The First Noël
linked to: The First Noël
linked to: The First Noël
linked to: The First Noël
linked to: The First Noël
subject linked to:
album "Noël"
linked to: The First Noël
linked to: The First Noël