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Be aware that the bar with the two down arrows on the [D7] is a unique half-time bar, and takes only the space of one beat, then straight back into regular time!
According to William Studwell in The Christmas Carol Reader, "Up on the House Top" was the second-oldest secular Christmas song, outdone only by "Jingle Bells", which was written in 1857 (although the latter was originally intended as a Thanksgiving song). It is also considered the first Yuletide song to focus primarily on Santa Claus. According to Readers Digest Merry Christmas Song Book, Hanby probably owes the idea that Santa and his sleigh land on the roof of homes to Clement C. Moore's 1822 poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas"). The last video has the original lyrics written by Benjamin Hanby. Santa_Claus-Chapel_Gems-1866-pp108-109.jpg (1117×767)
