Noel is a festive word for Christmas, used especially in songs and on cards. The carol “The First Noel” is how many English speakers first meet it. In a shop, at school, or at home, people still say Christmas; Noel keeps an old French colour and sounds like something you sing or print in gold letters.

Noel Noel is a festive word for Christmas是聖誕節比較有節慶氣氛的說法，used especially in songs and on cards特別會用在歌曲和卡片上。The carol "The First Noel"聖誕歌「The First Noel」 is how many English speakers first meet it是很多英語使用者第一次接觸到這個字的地方。In a shop, at school, or at home在商店裡、學校裡，或家裡，people still say Christmas大家還是會說Christmas；Noel keeps an old French colourNoel保留著古法文的味道，and sounds like something you sing or print in gold letters聽起來像是拿來唱的，或印成金色字體的東西。

You may also meet Noel (sometimes written Noël, with two dots over the e) as a person’s name, given since the Middle Ages to children born around Christmas. Say it in two parts, no-ELL, with more weight on the second part.

You may also meet Noel你也可能會看到Noel (sometimes written Noël, with two dots over the e)（有時候寫成Noël，e上面有兩個點） as a person's name當作人名用，given since the Middle Ages從中世紀就有人這樣取名 to children born around Christmas給在聖誕節前後出生的孩子。Say it in two parts, no-ELL唸的時候分兩個音節，no-ELL，with more weight on the second part重音在第二個音節上。

It does not mean a present, and it is not the ordinary word for the holiday itself.

It does not mean a present它的意思不是禮物，and it is not the ordinary word for the holiday itself也不是這個節日本身的一般說法。