Holiday Tunes

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:01 am

I am curious, what are some 'Holiday Tunes' that pipers on this board are fond of playing? Please share your thoughts, dots and ABCs if you would.

magroibin · Post by **magroibin** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:17 am

I like playing "The Piper through the Meadow Straying" which is similar to Deck the Halls really. I got that one off Bells of Dublin. See also: http://www.norbeck.nu/abc/i/hnset0.abc

I think a lot of Christmas tunes sound really good done up as reels and jigs and I always enjoy playing them this time of year.
Also, Christmas tunes lend just as well to slow airs and marches. I was just listening to Jerry O'Sullivan playing "He is Born" (Il est ne le Devine Enfant) on the "A Celtic Celebration" CD. Love it!

Paul

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fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:47 am

I like Piper in the Medow , Straying cuz I can play it

Fergmaun · Post by **Fergmaun** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:06 am

When playing polkas this time of the year Jungle bells.

The piper in the meadow straying hornpipe which sound a bit like Ding dong merely on high.

David Lim · Post by **David Lim** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:08 am

A tune I am playing a lot at the moment is the possibly seasonal "Kissing and Drinking".

As heard from Mick O'Brien on the Late Session downloads. The notes (very close to what Mick plays) are in the "Tunes of the Munster Pipers" book, page 18.

David

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:23 am

"The Wexford Carol" sounds nice on the pipes. It's got some nice accidentals in it just to keep things interesting.

Ailin · Post by **Ailin** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:13 pm

I like playing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "We Three Kings". Easy but fun tunes to play. I also like playing "The First Noel", "What Child Is This" and "O Come All Ye Faithful".

Ailin

djm · Post by **djm** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:11 pm

Carol of the Bells would be nice if you worked out the key so that you could use the regs for the bass part.

djm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:23 pm

djm wrote:Carol of the Bells would be nice if you worked out the key so that you could use the regs for the bass part.

djm

That would be most excellent. I like the classic carols, although Bach's 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' would be a neat one to pull off.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:38 pm

Fergmaun wrote:When playing polkas this time of the year Jungle bells.

With plenty of drums, right?

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:01 pm

I often play the "Christmas reel" at this time of the year.
By the way, do you think I have to rename it the "Holidays reel" if I want to play it in the USA?

snoogie · Post by **snoogie** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:43 am

Felix wrote:I often play the "Christmas reel" at this time of the year.
By the way, do you think I have to rename it the "Holidays reel" if I want to play it in the USA?

We're starting to say "Merry Christma-quanz-nukah"...just so we don't leave anyone out. :roll:

-g

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:28 am

"Yule" be insulting the pagans/Wickans if you don't acknowledge the solstice in there, as well.

djm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:00 am

djm wrote:"Yule" be insulting the pagans/Wickans if you don't acknowledge the solstice in there, as well.

djm

Naw, not really. We still appreciate a little annonymity.

tommykleen · Post by **tommykleen** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:59 am

At our house we celebrate:

Ramada-kwanz-uka-solst-mas.

Everyone is covered

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