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Christmas Comes But Once A Year jig

Also known as An Dornan Ros, Bunch Of Currants, The Bunch Of Currants, Bunch Of Roses, The Bunch Of Roses, I’m A Silly Old Man, I’ve Got One Daughter To Marry, Is Seanduine Saob Me, Spring In The Air, Spring Is In The Air.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Christmas Comes But Once A Year appears in 1 other tune collection.

Christmas Comes But Once A Year has been added to 2 tune sets.

Christmas Comes But Once A Year has been added to 40 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Christmas Comes But Once A Year
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gdor
B2B Bcd|cBA ABc|B2G GAB|A^FD D2 A|B2B Bcd|
cBA ABc|BAG AG^F|1 DGG G2 A:|2 DGG G2 e
|:f2d def|g2d cBA|G2g g^fg|a^fd d2e|=fca gfe|
fed cBA|BAG AGF|1 DGG G2 e:|2 DGG G2||
2
X: 2
T: Christmas Comes But Once A Year
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|g2g gab|agf fga|g2e efg|f^dB B2 f|g2g gab|
agf fga|gfe fe^d|1 Bee e2 f:|2 Bee e2 c||
|:d2B Bcd|e2B AGF|E2e e^de|f^dB B2c|ddd fed|
dcB AGF|GFE FED|1 EEE E2 c:|2 DEE E3||

Five comments

A bit Greensleeves-ish

The first section of this jig is built on the same chords as Greensleeves, or the Passamezzo antico according to early music types (like me). It follows rather nicely after the anonymous Greensleeves variations found in ‘The Division Violin’ or as an interlude between verses of "The Old Year Now Away is Fled" set to the same tune.

And now we return you to your regularly scheduled programme of Irish traditional music.

Kredyt na auto bez zaświadczeń ????

I don’t speak ? Polish or whatever this is but it sounds like an advert for credit to buy a car?? If yes delete?

Christmas Comes But Once A Year, X:2

This is a setting I created to be played on an F whistle, with D fingering. As in - G is played like this:
•
•
•
º
º
º

• = closed
º = open

But it is actually Bb (if on an F.)

Hope that makes sense!