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Tag: quadrille

Do you hear what I hear?

santa_claus

Within the roughly 60,000 pieces of sheet music in the AAS collection, a devilish and spry Santa Claus waits for just this time of year.  At the first talk of Christmas, he appears, dancing on a chimney while playing the violin.  This 1846 incarnation of Santa Claus stands on the cover of the Santa Claus ...

Posted on 2009-12-222017-01-06Author Diann BentiCategories Good SourcesTags Christmas, music, quadrille1 Comment on Do you hear what I hear?
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