Jingle Bells

[Pete Rushefsky <klezbanjo...>]

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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