Twelve Days of Christmas (The)

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Theme code Index	1116L 1355
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:John Bell
Region	England
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:J. Collingwood Bruce & John Stokoe
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Northumbrian Minstrelsy
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 129-131
Year of publication/Date of MS	1882
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X:1 T:Twelve Days of Christmas, The L:1/8 M:2/4 S:John Bell music manuscript collection c. 1812 (Northumberland) B:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882) N:The first verse (“On the first day of Christmas”) is the first line of music. N:The second line of music picks up from “The twelth day of Christmas…” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2 GA|(GF) ED|GG BG|d3F|G2 (Bd)|cA (GF)|G3|| D|G2 GA|(GF) ED|GG BG|d4|c2 Ac|BG z2|cc Ac| Bg z2|c2Ac|BG z2|c2 Ac|BG z2|c2 Ac|BG z2|c2 Ac| Bg z2|c2 Ac|d2d2|G2B2|E2 z2|F2 AF|D2 z2| G2B2|E2 z2|F2 AF|D2 EF|G2 (Bd)|cA (GF)|G3||

Twelve Days of Christmas (The)