[Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

Here are some Christmas singing call records that are in my record case.
All of these were available as 45rpms until recently.   The ones in* Bold *are
ones I called most recently.  I most often choose singing calls that have
no lyrics on beat 7/8 of the last phrase, so I can prompt the next figure.

*Winter Wonderland*
*Feliz Navidad*
*Jingle Bells*
*Jingle Bell Rock*
*Blue Christmas*

*I'll Be Home with Bells On (Dolly Parton)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0fxBCasbZc

*I'll Be Home for Christmas*
*Rockin Around the Christmas Tree*
*White Christmas*


It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Grandma Got Run Over
Merry Christmas in My Home Town
Silver Bells
White Christmas
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Christmas Island
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting...)
I Believe in Santa Claus
Up on the Housetop
Senor Santa Claus
Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Merry Christmas Polka
Deck the Halls
Let It Snow
Christmas in Your Arms








On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Tom Hinds <twhinds at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Rich,
>
> Good point.  I'm always on the look out for new material.  Do you have any
> in mind?
>
> Come to think of it, JIngle Bells can be used as a singing square and for
> contras too.
>
> Tom
>
> On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:15 AM, Rich Sbardella wrote:
>
> Tina, If you investigate Square Dance singing calls, many, many have been
> arranged into 32 bar tunes, and many are appropriate for contra dance with
> a slight tempo adjustment.
> Rich
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Tom Hinds via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> 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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