The First Noel, by Viktor Mastoridis

The First Noel

from My Greek Christmas Album by Viktor Mastoridis

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I know this song from the American jazz singers, hence the Noel in the title. Only after researching its origins, I discovered that Nowell is the proper Cornish spelling – which in turn comes from the French word Noël, which has its roots in the the Latin word 'Natalis', meaning 'birthday'. The combination of Greek baglamas and a soft keyboard does all the trick here. The rhythm that subtly rumbles behind is a Greek Zeimbekiko (9/8). True inspiration shows itself in the simple melodies that last through the centuries. The First Nowell is one of these melodies.

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from My Greek Christmas Album, released 16 October 2011
English Carol

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Viktor's style is Balkan World Music: a fusion of Balkan folk with Rock, Blues, Pop and ... more Classical.

To date, he has recorded 12 albums.

His music appears in films, radio and TV programmes, including Discovery TV Channel, A Place Under The Sun (Channel 4 UK), Paul Merton's Adventures (Channel 5 TV), the Greek Olympic Games official CD released by EMI in 2004, etc. less