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@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@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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