Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Singing “praises to our heavenly Lord,” more than 550 Brigham Young University musicians filled the concert hall with strains of “The First Noel,” as the finale number from the Celebration of Christmas concert. Held for the first time in the new BYU Music Building, the annual School of Music Christmas concert featured BYU Concert Choir, the BYU Singers, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, and the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra.

Conducted by Sonja Poulter
Special thanks to the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, the BYU School of Music and conductors Andrew Crane (BYU Singers), Sonja Poulter (Women's Chorus), Brent Wells (Concert Choir and Men's Chorus), and Nathan Haines (BYU Philharmonic Orchestra)
Arrangement by Dwight Bigler
Published by Hinshaw Music
Video produced by BYU Video/University Communications

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THE FIRST NOEL (SATB DIVISI)
Traditional English Carol, Arranged by Dwight Bigler
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