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Jingle Bells
- From: Pete Rushefsky <klezbanjo...>
- Subject: Jingle Bells
- Date: Wed 21 Nov 2001 19.29 (GMT)
Pete Sokolow told me that the old timers all called it
that as well. Here's a newer one-- my understanding
is that the Klezmer Conservatory Band nicknamed
Naftule's "Where You During Prohibition" as "The
Saints" for melodic similarities.
--- AGREENBA (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/21/01 10:37:36 AM,
> l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org writes:
>
> << a cute number of Naftule Brandwein's from the
> early 1920s,
> called "A Freylekh", which we've nicknamed the
> Jingle Bell Freylekh, as the
> first two bars share the same melody and rhythm.
> Does anyone else call it
> that? >>
>
> Pretty much everyone around these parts thinks of
> this F major tune as the
> Jingle Bell Freylekhs. My college group is doing it
> this year for our holiday
> concert.
> ag
>
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