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Theme code Index	3b3b47bL 3b125L
Also known as	I'm a Silly Old Man, Greensleeves (4)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Elias Howe
Book/Manuscript title	Book:1000 Jigs and Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 161
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1867
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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X:93
%
T:Christmas Comes But Once A Year. WI.093
T:Greensleeves. WI.093
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
C:"Old English Dance"
B:Wm Irwin, Folio MS, c1850. AGG's Transcription
R:.Jig
O:England
A:Lake District
Z:vmp.Chris Partington.2005
K:Bb
A|B2B Bcd|cAF FGA|B2G GAB|A^FD D2A|
B2B Bcd|cAF FGA|BAG AG^F|G3-G2:|
|:d/e/|f2f fed|cAF F2f|g2g bag|^fdd d2=e|
fgf fed cAF FGA|BAG AG^F|G3-G2:|

X:1
%
T:Christmas Comes but Once a Year
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
A | B2B (Bcd) | (cAF) (FGA) | B2G (GAB) | (A^FD) D2A | 
B2B (Bcd) | (cAF) (FGA) | BAG AG^F | G3G2 || 
(d/e/) | f2f (fed) | cAF F2f | g2g (bag) | ^fdd d2_e | 
(=f>gf) f(ed) | (cAF) (FGA) | BAG AG^F | G3G2 ||

X:118
%
T:Christmas Comes But Once a Year.  WES.118
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Old English Dance
Q:3/8=120
B:T.Westrop's 120 Country Dances, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Spanish Waltz etc.for the Violin, n.d.(c.1923)
Z:R.Greig 2010
K:Bb
A|B2B (Bc).d|cAF FGA|B2G GAB|A^FD D2A|B2B (Bc).d|cAF FGA|!
BAG AG^F|G3-G2|:(d/e/)|f2ffed|cAF F2f|g2g bag|!
^fdd d2e|=fgf fed|cAF FGA|BAG AG^F|G3-G2:|]

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