When I think of noel, I always think of this:
What is wrong here? ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

TM

lol. What the 'L'!!!!

Nancy.

hahaha, TM-I love that---No 'L'

Of course, that doesn't help me with Nancy's question. I know this, but can't brush away the cobwebs to see it clearly. I will wait for clues to jog my memory-may need an idiot slap to the back of my head-heehee.

The carol, "Sing we all Noel," has been going through my head since I first read this this morning!

Cynthia

Well, yes Cynthia - you should know this as it is french, albeit old french.

Here is a lovely version of the carol!!

Nancy - who often repeats herself.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sing We All Noel - bilingual version!!

I see noel in crossword puzzles a lot, usually the clue is something like Holiday air, as though noel were a synonym for Christmas carol. This confused me when I first saw it, as I didn't know any Christmas carol actually named Noel and I didn't know that noel was a synonym for Christmas carol. I still don't know for sure, but I've done enough crosswords to just write in noel now.

Does that have a connection to our question today?

You may have seen that yesterday was the crossword puzzle's 100th birthday. I was kind of hoping that Cynthia would use that as her question yesterday. I would have nailed it and appeared much smarter than I did.

TM

You know, TM, I knew that 100th birthday was coming up and I did think I should use it...until the day came and I totally forgot. Jeepers. I will go back and award you four stars for shouldabeen! :)

Still thinking and singing, Nancy.

Cynthia

I may have known this at one time. Need clues to bring it back.

Since DH is a crossword puzzle fan I was aware of the 100th anniversary. My part is to look it over when he has finished his first try and add any that I know, then he finishes it. Second set of eyes, and all that.

Sorry, posted on wrong day.

This post was edited by mnwsgal on Sun, Dec 22, 13 at 14:28

You know I had heard that is was the 100th for the crossword, and was thinking of working it into a question post-Christmas question. This is the only time of year that I am organized and have questions ahead for December - lol. Good that I didn't.

I don't think that Noel is a synonym for a carol. I'll have to look that up. Noel is a synonym for another French word very commonly used in crosswords. That may be a dead giveaway.

I didn't get my walk, but I did get a workout. Housemate decided that she needed things too so was taking the car. Did I mention she doesn't have her snow on yet? lol. We ended up enlisting a couple of neighbourhood kids to help did us out! The old broad on the medical pension was shovelling and pushing! Hope the gov't didn't see.

Nancy.

Oh, French. Is the answer obvious? I sent a card with Noel on it to my friend with whom I went to France. Could it be that simple? I have been thinking too deeply perhaps.

Cynthia

I meant snow tires on the above posting!!

Cynthia, you know I am not that deep!! lol. Shallow rooted, as ever.

Nancy.

I am not picking up the clues.

How about a greeting like, "Hark!" or "Hello, here's some news", or "Hey, you guys!"

I checked with the crossword clues database on my computer and sometimes noel seems to refer to a carol, with a clue like ("Adeste Fideles," for one) and sometimes to the event of Christmas itself (clue: Gift-giving time).

Since you didn't bite when I mentioned it possibly being a Christmas carol, I'll have to guess that Noel can mean Christmas itself.

That's my uneducated guess anyway.

TM

I'm going with Christmas too.

Annette

Joyeux Noël àvous tous.

Cynthia

And what are celebrating there, Cynthia?

Nancy.

Nancy.

This post was edited by midnightsmum on Sun, Dec 22, 13 at 22:45

Ditto

This post was edited by midnightsmum on Sun, Dec 22, 13 at 22:42

I don't know much French but think Cynthia is saying a "A joyful (merry) Christmas to you all.", so I also think it means Christmas.

This post was edited by mnwsgal on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 0:08

Yes, merry Christmas to all. Christmas is my answer!

Cynthia

Oh so close and all oh so wrong!! Noel is from the Old French noël or naël, itself ultimately from the Latin nÃÂtÃÂlis (dias), "(day) of birth". I thought this was sooo easy - I am sorry. Nativity, Latin nÃÂtëvitÃÂs - all the origins of the word. Maybe Canadian crosswords are different from American ones - I was going for the word 'nee' meaning birth, born as.

Well it's Christmas, so you all get a star anyway!!
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May the peace and joy of the Season fill your homes and your hearts. I'll 'see' you all next week!! Thanks for playing.

Nancy/

Here is a link that might be useful: Santa Claus and his old lady

And a fine star it is. Thanks for teasing our brains this weekend, Nancy.

I hope everyone has a merry Christmas.

TM

Thanks for the fun, Nancy.

I also wish all of you a very merry Christmas!

Cynthia

Star of wonder! Thanks for the puzzler and fun. Née is often used in our crosswords.

Feliz navidad.

This post was edited by mnwsgal on Mon, Dec 23, 13 at 21:27