 in 1668 in a collection of twelve Provençal "noëls" by Nicolas Saboly.The popularity of the melody is attested by the fact that it was used four years later by Marc-Antoine Charpentier for the drinking song "Qu'ils sont beaux, bouteille jolie" in a 1672 revival of Molière's "Le médecin malgré lui".Jeannette and Isabelle/Isabella in the song title are two female farmhands who have found the baby and his mother in a stable.