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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
{{Title|''Christmasse comes but once a year''}} | |||
{{Composer|Traditional}} | |||
{{Arranger|Marie Ruef Hofer}} | |||
'''Tune:''' Variant on [[Greensleeves]]<br> | |||
{{Lyricist|Marie Ruef Hofer}} | |||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | |||
{{Genre|Sacred|Carols}} | |||
{{Language|English}} | |||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | |||
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{{Descr|Lyrics by Marie Ruef Hofer, from ''Christmasse in Merrie England'', 1915}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | |||
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Let's dance and sing and make good cheer, | Let's dance and sing and make good cheer, | ||
For Christmasse comes but once a year. | For Christmasse comes but once a year. | ||
Make merry now nor draw a tear, | Make merry now nor draw a tear, | ||
So early in the morning. | So early in the morning. | ||
Then shout and sing till rafters ring, | Then shout and sing till rafters ring, | ||
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We'll welcome Father Christmasse in, | We'll welcome Father Christmasse in, | ||
So early in the Morning. | So early in the Morning. | ||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Christmas]] | [[Category:Christmas]] | ||
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- (Posted 2000-11-27) CPDL #01679:
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: CC BY 1.0
- Edition notes: Harmonies adapted for SATB by Christopher R. Baker.
General information
Title: Christmasse comes but once a year
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Arranger: Marie Ruef Hofer
Tune: Variant on Greensleeves
Lyricist: Marie Ruef Hofer
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: Lyrics by Marie Ruef Hofer, from Christmasse in Merrie England, 1915
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Let's dance and sing and make good cheer,
For Christmasse comes but once a year.
Make merry now nor draw a tear,
So early in the morning.
Then shout and sing till rafters ring,
For joy and mirth the seasons bring;
We'll welcome Father Christmasse in,
So early in the Morning.