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KISSING RING, THE. Scottish, Jig. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Victorians bound the mistletoe to a frame to make a "kissing ring." Each time a gentleman caught a lady under the mistletoe, he was allowed to claim a kiss.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 261, p. 29.

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