[Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY

[Tom Hinds via Callers]

It's not my cup of tea but Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer could  
be used as a singing square or in a contra medley.

On Dec 5, 2016, at 11:49 PM, Tina Fields via Callers wrote:

> The year I called the No Snow Ball in the SF Bay Area, Hillbillies  
> from Mars agreed to include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as one  
> tune in a set. I sang it after dancers got their flow going, and it  
> went great.
>
> I like Alan's idea of including not only holiday tunes but bad  
> holiday puns as alt dance titles. That way, you can choose  
> excellent dances and still get your holiday theme on.
>
> I also look forward to hearing more ideas here. Have fun!
> Tina
>
>>
>> On Saturday, December 3, 2016 David Harding via Callers  
>> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>> I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I  
>> know
>> I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested),  
>> and
>> think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Any  
>> other ideas?
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>> On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote:
>>> Claire --
>>>
>>> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a
>>> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs.
>>>
>>> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar
>>> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in  
>>> nicely as
>>> a bouncy tune. Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can  
>>> also
>>> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to  
>>> make
>>> them fit the theme.
>
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