the Merry Christmas (F)

X: 4305
T: the Merry Christmas    (F)
O: Walsh 1748
N: Pub: J. Walsh, London, 1748
Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The 3rd part has a begin-repeat but no end-repeat.
P: AABBCC
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: F
%
V: 1
|: "(C7)"G2 ((3GAB) "F"A2F2 | "C"EFGE "F"F2C2 | "Gm"G2 ((3GAB) "Dm"A2F2 | "C7"EFGE "F"F4 :|
|: "F"F2F2 "Gm"G2G2 | "C7"cdcB "F"A2F2 | "C7(Gm)"G2 ((3GAB) "F(Dm)"A2F2 | "C7"EFGE "F"F4 :|
|: "F"fedc "Bb"BAGF | "C7"EFGE "F"F2C2 "I"| "C7(Gm)"G2 ((3GAB) "F(Dm)"A2F2 | "C7"EFGE "F"F4 |]
%
%V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
%|: z4 c'4 | g4 e4 | f4 a4 | g4 c4 :|
%|: c2c2 d2d2 | efed c4 | z4 c'4 | g4 c4 :|
% %%begintext align
% % First Man turns the 2d Wo. with his Right hand .|
% % Their Partner does ye same :|
% % First Cu. cast off and turn .|
% % First Cu. leads thro' the 3d Cu. and foot it :|
% % First and 2d Cu. Right and Left quite round.
% %endtext|: e4 f4 | g4 e'4 | b4 c'4 | g4 c4 |]

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/LCD/MerryChristmas/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/MerryChristmas/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Vintage/program/LCD/MerryChristmas/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/Contra/reel/Merry_Christmas-Bb,F,C,G,-24-3/0002
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/reel/Merry_Christmas-Bb,F,C,G,-24-3/0002