I have great success every year with the Dutch dance Bellendans.  (Jingle Bells) http://www.folkdance.com/LDNotations/Bellendans1949LD.pdf
http://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/2014/12/jingle-bells-bellendans-usa-netherlands.html

The version I use is a slight variation, more like Heel & Toe Polka with everyone facing partnering doing the heel and toe, sashaying in toward middle, heel. And toe, sashay back, repeat.  And switch partners each time like Heel & Toe

Hannukah dance: S’vivon.

I think I learned both from Sanna


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On Dec 14, 2017, at 1:39 PM, Jonathan Sivier jsivier@illinois.edu [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It depends on what you consider to be a holiday theme. Here are 
some dances I included in my program at our local contra dance last Friday.

What we are all trying to do at this time of year -
Losing Weight by Michael Barraclough

For New Years Eve -
Champaign Cocktail by Jonathan Sivier

For the Gay Gordon's figure -
Glen Echo Promenade by Bob Dalsemer

For Christmas shopping -
Scrod Pudding's Trip to the Mall by Bill Olson

Snow Dance by Gene Hubert

Christmas is on Monday -
Monday by Jim Hemphill

And what we are looking forward to after winter -
American Spring by Glen Nickerson
Summer Sunshine by Paul Balliet

I also had some Star themed dances such as Star of Joy by Kate 
Chaitin in reserve.

Jonathan
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On 12/14/2017 12:25 PM, Rich Sbardella richsbardella@gmail.com 
[trad-dance-callers] wrote:
> 
> 
> Does anyone have any holiday themed contras or mixers to share?
> Thanks, Rich