Joy to the World / The First Noel
~ Recording by Kitaro
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.4 | Joy to the World / The First Noel | 4:37 | 喜多郎 | Peace on Earth | 喜多郎 | Album |
| DOMO (independent US label) | 71014-2 |
| 1.4 | Joy to the World / The First Noel | 4:37 | Kitaro | Peace on Earth | Kitaro | Album |
| DOMO (independent US label) | 71014-2 |
| 13.4 | Joy to the World / The First Noel | 4:37 | Kitaro | The Ultimate Kitaro Collection: Silk Road Journey (Digital Version) | Kitaro | Album + Compilation |
| DOMO (independent US label) | 73152-2 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Gary Barlough Peter R. Kelsey |
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| assistant engineer: | Daijiro Miyazawa Steve Mixdorf |
| executive producer: | Eiichi Naito |
| producer: | Gary Barlough Kitaro (new age keyboardist) |
| mixer: | Peter R. Kelsey |
| Blaster Beam [Beam], electric guitar, gong, Hammond organ, synthesizer [lead synthesizers] and taiko: | Kitaro (new age keyboardist) |
| cello: | Kevin Johnson (cellist) |
| flute: | Kristen Stordahl Kanda |
| guitar: | Massito |
| harp: | Pamela Eldridge |
| keyboard [analog keyboards] and synclavier: | Gary Barlough |
| keyboard [keyboards]: | Keith Heffner |
| percussion: | Derek Zimmerman |
| viola: | Daniel Flick |
| violin [violin 1]: | Annamaria Karacson (violinist) |
| violin [violin 2]: | Gyongyver Petheo |
| choir vocals: | International Peace Choir |
| conductor: | Keith Heffner |
| arranger: | Keith Heffner |
| recorded at: | Mochi House in Ward, Colorado, United States NRG Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| mixed at: | NRG Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| recording of: | Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (medley) The First Noël (medley) |
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Related works
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
| lyricist: | Isaac Watts (hymn writer) |
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| additional composer: | Lowell Mason (in 1839) |
| composer: | George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) |
| referred to in medleys: | Christmas Train (medley) Jingle Bells Medley (Psalty’s Christmas Calamity) Joy to the Wonderful World A Christmas Festival (order: 1) Joy to the World / It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (order: 1) Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 1) Kuklapolitan Christmas Carol Medley (order: 2) Medley: Deck the Halls / Joy to the World / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (order: 2) Christmas Medley (Pokémon) (order: 4) “Unbegun” Symphony: Andante—Allegro (order: 12) |
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| later parody versions: | Cobb to the World Joy to the Phone 乜鬼都買 |
| later translated versions: | Līksmi lai skan (Latvian version of English "Joy to the World") Nu is er hoop O Newydd Llon Riemuita saa (translated by V. Arti) Riemuita saa! (translated by Hilkka Norkamo) もろびとこぞりて |
| later versions: | Joy to the World (Dave Brubeck's arrangement) |
| is the basis for: | Good King Joy Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song) PDX-mas Carol Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: I. Joy to the World! |
| arrangements: | Joy to the World (Geoff Zanelli's arrangement) Joy to the World (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) Joy to the World (Peter Cardinali arrangement) Joy to the World Joy to the World (John Rutter's arrangement) Joy to the World (arr. Johnson and Ricketts) Joy to the World (arr. Keyte & Parrott) Joy to the World (arr. Aly and AJ) Joy to the World (arr. Scott Kritzer) Joy to the World (Pentatonix arrangement) Joy to the World (trad. arr. by The Mighty Fine Band) Joy to the World (arr. Bruce Cockburn) Joy to the World (arr. Nossa Bossa Nova) (translated) Joy to the World (Carla Bley arrangement) Joy to the World (arr. Berry & Howard) Joy to the World (lo‐fi arrangement) Joy to the World Joy To The World (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner) Joy To The World (Jingle Bells) (Psalty) Joy to the World (Our God Reigns) (Sovereign Grace version of Joy to the World) Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) Joy to the World! (arr. John Carter) |
| music quoted in: | Kiss’in Christmas |
| lyrics quoted in: | Joy (To the World) Kiss’in Christmas |
The First Noël
| publisher: | William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833) |
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| additional lyricist: | Davies Gilbert (in 1823) |
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
| additional arranger: | Sir John Stainer (in 1871) |
| arranger: | Davies Gilbert (in 1823) |
| referred to in medleys: | I Heard the Bells / Noel / Good Christian Men Rejoice (order: 2) What Child Is This? / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / The First Noel / Silent Night, Holy Night (order: 3) |
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| later parody versions: | [No L] 我要珠珠 |
| later translated versions: | The First Noel (Korean version) |
| later versions: | First Noël |
| version of and arrangement of: | The First Nowell |
| part of: | Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film) |
| is the basis for: | Midnight Noel Paraphrase on ‘The First Noel’ |
| arrangements: | The First Noel (Bob Dylan arrangement) The First Noel (arrangement by Elvis Presley) The First Noel (arr. Aly and AJ) The First Noel (Pentatonix arrangement) The First Noel (Gordon Jenkins arr.) The First Noel (The Mighty Fine Band arrangement) The First Noel (Psalty) The First Noel (arr. Robin Smith) |
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