Lester's Tune-a-Day

An English tune which also appears in Kerr’s Merry Melodies (c1875) as "The Sherwood Rangers". X:442 T:Durham Rangers M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D FG|ABAF A2 de|fgef d2 dA|BcdB ABAF|G2 E2 E2 FG| ABAF A2 de|fgef d2 dA|BcdB ABAG|F2 E2 D2:| ag|fefg afdf|edcB Adfa|g2 bg f2 af|g2 e2 e2 FG| ABAF A2 de|fgef d2 dA|BcdB ABAG|F2 E2 D2:|

A tune collected from Dolly Curtis, the melodeon-playing landlady of the now defunct Bell Inn near Dennington in Suffolk. X:441 T:Dennington Bell M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D FG|A2 fe d2 EF|G2 ed c2 EF|G2 ed c2 cB|A>B AG F2 FG| A2 fe d2 EF|G2 ed c2 EF|G2 ed c2 Bc|d>e fe d2|| dc|B>B Bd e>d cB|A>B Ad f4|B>A Bd e>d cB|AB AF E2 FG| A2 fe d2 EF|G2 ed c2 EF|G2 ed c2 Bc|d>e fe d2||

A French Canadian reel. X:440 T:Gaspe Reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D |:f2 ef ed cB|A2 A2 B2 A2|g2 fg fe dc|B2 c2 B2 A2| f2 ef ed cB|A2 A2 B2 A2|g2 fg fe dc |B2 c2 d4:| |:e3 f g2 e2|f3 g a2 f2|e3 f gf ed|B2 c2 B2 A2| e3 f g2 e2|f3 g a2 f2|e3 f gf ed|B2 c2 d4 :|

Tune for a song written by Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. X:75 T:Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer C:Johnny Marks M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D A B2 A F2 d2|B2 A6|ABAB A2 d2|c6 A2| G A2 G E2 c2|B2 A6|ABAB A2 B2|F8| A B2 A F2 d2|B2 A6|ABAB A2 d2|c6 A2| G A2 G E2 c2|B2 A6|ABAB A2 e2|d8|| B2 B2 d2  B2|A2 F2 A4|G2 B2 A2 G2|F8| E2 F2 A2  B2|c2 c2 c4|d2 d2 c2 B2|A2 G2 E4| A B2 A F2 d2|B2 A6|ABAB A2 d2|c6 A2| G A2 G E2 c2|B2 A6|ABAB A2 e2|d8||

A Sheffield version of While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks by Night. X:438 T:Sweet Chiming Christmas Bells (While Shepherds Watched) M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G GA|B2 G2 d2 B2|B2 A2 A2 AB|c2 A2 d2 c2|B6 GA| B2 G2 d2 B2|B2 A2 A2 AB|c2 c2 B2 A2|G6 d2| d6 d2|c2 d2 B2 c2|A6 d2| d6 d2|c2 d2 B2 c2|A6 GA| B2 d2 c2 e2|d2 g2 e2 c2|B4 A4|G6 GA| B2 d2 c2 e2|d2 g2 e2 c2|B4 A4|G6||

An English Christmas carol. It was written by Edward Caswall, with music composed by Sir John Goss. X:437 T:See, Amid The Winter's Snow C:John Goss, 1871 M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G G3 A G2 F2|E3 D D4|G2 A2 c2 B2|B3 A A4| G3 A G2 F2|E3 D D4|G2 A2 B2 c2|A3 G G4| d3 d c2 B2|A2 G2 F4|d3 d c2 B2|A2 G2 F4| G3 A G2 F2|E3 D D4|d3 B G2 c2|B2 A2 G4|]

A 17c carol tune. X:436 T:I Saw Three Ships M:6/8 K:G D|G2 G A2 B|d2 B A2 c|B2 G G2 B|A2 F D2 D| G2 G A2 B|d2 B A2 c|B2 G GAB|A3 G2||