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Tune 400 - Sans Day Carol

A 19th century Cornish carol. X:400 T:Sans Day Carol M:3/4 L:1/8 K:G G>B|d2 d2 d>c|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G4 GB| d2 d2 dc|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G4 GB|d2 d2 ef| g2 d2 d2|d2 d2 ef|g4 GB| d2 d2 dc|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G4 A2| A4 A2|B4 GB|d2 d2 dc|B2 G2 B2|c2 A2 F2|G6|]

Tune 399 - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

A carol from 1849 with a tune by Arthur Sullivan. X:399 T:It Came Upon a Midnight Clear K:G L:1/8 M:C GA|B2 A2 G2 AB|c2 B2 A2 d2|d2 B2 cd e2|d6 Bc| d2 d2 B2 G2|c2 B2 A2 GA|Bc d2 B2 A2|G6||

Tune 398 - Jingle Bells

An American Christmas song written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. X:272 T:Jingle Bells C:J. Pierpont M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G DB AG|D3 D/D/|DB AG|E4| Ec BA|F4|dd cA|B4| DB AG|D3 D/D/|DB AG|E4| Ec BA|dd dd|ed cA|G2 d2|| |:BB B2|BB B2|Bd G>A|B4| cc c>c|cB B B/B/|1BA AB|A2 d2 :||2 dd cA|G4||

Tune 397 - Joy to the World

A Christmas Carol from 1719, words by Isaac Watts and the tune based on a piece by Handel. Played on a Wheatstone Aeola Single Action Bass, thus it only plays on the push and has large flap valves to refill the bellows on the pull. The concertina is painted gold as it was originally used by the The Fayre Four Sisters a 1920s/30s music hall concertina band. X:397 T:Joy to the World M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G g2 f>e|d3 c|B2 A2|G3 d|e3 e|f3 f| g4-|g3 g|gf ed|d>c Bg|gf ed|d>c BB| BB BB/c/|d3 c/B/|AA AA/B/|c3 B/A/| G g2 e|d>c Bc|B2 A2|G4||

Tune 396 - Mon Habit n'a qu'un Bouton

A French bouree in E minor. X:365 T:Mon Habit n'a qu'un Bouton L:1/8 M:2/4 K:Em E>F GA|BB -B/A/B/^c/|d>^c BA|BB/A/ GF| E>F GA|BB -B/A/B/^c/|d>^c BA|B4:|| c>B AG|F>G Ac|B>A GF|E>F GB| c>B AG|F>G Ac|1BA GA|B4:|2B>A GF|E4|

Tune 395 - Egan's Polka

An Irish polka. X:150 T:Egan's Polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:D fA/A/ BA|fA/A/ BA|d2 e>f|ed BA| fA/A/ BA|fA/A/ BA|d2 e>f|ed d>e:| fa fe|ed BA|d2 e>f|ed BA| fa fe|ed BA|d2 e>f|ed d>e:|