Annotation:Christmas Comes but once a Year
Tune properties and standard notation
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR. AKA and see "I'm a Silly Old Man." English, Air (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.
Printed source: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 161. Westrop (120 Country Dances, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Spanish Waltz etc. for the Violin), c. 1923; No. 118.