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OLD  CHRISTMAS  WALTZ
​(NEWFOUNDLAND  WALTZ)

Time signature:  3/4

Traditional tune ?
​This tune & lyrics version - Eddie Coffey?
(For the Newfoundland Waltz, merely replace
"OLD-CHRIST-MAS" with "NEW-FOUND-LAND")
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Eddie Coffey's order:  Verse 1 - Chorus - Verse 2 - Chorus - Instrumental - Verse 3 - Chorus​ x 2
​
Button Accordion Notation 
Beats per bar = 3

Either row (verses) =  Buttons  4  to  7*
Either row (chorus) =  Buttons  5 to 8*
Verse 1 (of 3):
​
    "4    "4*  |    :5      "4     "4* |    :5      "6   "6*  |     .5*   .4*    "4* "5*   |     :5*
When the     band plays  to  - night,  and we     hold each  oth-er       tight,

 "7*  "6  |     .6*   .5*  .5   |     :4*   "5  "4*  |    .:4~ | ~:
And  I       hold you so     close  to my     heart___

   "4   "4*  |    "5    "4   .4    .4*   |    .5     .6   "6   "6*   |    :5*    "4*   "5     |    :5*
When  I       look  in - to  your     eyes,  I   see the      blue sum-mer      skies, 

 "7* "6   |     :6*    "5*  "5    |    .6*     .6     .7*   |       .:6~  | ~:
As  we     dance  to  that     old Christ-mas     Waltz___   


Chorus:

 .7  |    .8*    .8*   .6   |   .5*  .5*     .8*   |   .7   .8*  "7    "6    |      .:5      |
So     hold me, my     dar-lin',  and     fill  me with your    charms,

   .7*    .7*  .6*  |    .5     :5    |     .7   .7*   "7   "7*   |   .6  .7*
Kiss me, my    
  dar - lin',     hold me  in  your      arms;

  .7    |    .8*   .8*    .6      |    .5*   .5*    .8*  |     .7     .8*   "7  "7*   |   :5
And   
  say that you'll     love me,  and     that we'll  nev-er      part,

"6   "7   |      :7*   "7*   "6*   |     .5     .6*      .7*   |    .:6~ | ~:
As we     dance  to   that     old  Christ-mas    Waltz~ __



GUITAR:  Chord Notation (for simple accompaniment)
​Key of G - To play in G, & sound in Ab, A, Bb, or B,  Place CAPO at fret 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively
Key of C - To sound in Db, D, Eb, E, F, or F#,  Place CAPO at fret 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, respectively
​

Lead-in

​
​Verse 1
















Chorus
















Verse 2








​








​Verse 3
From last two lines of chorus:      C       G         D7        G
                                                         F        C        G7        C 


​                 G                                          C
                 C                                          F

When the band plays tonight,  and we hold each other tight,

          D7                                  G
          G7                                  C
And I hold you so close to my heart;

                                                             C
                                                             F
When I look into your eyes,  I see the blue summer skies,

            D7                                        G
            G7                                        C
As we dance to that Old Christmas Waltz.


                 C                                     G
                 F                                     C
          So hold me, my darlin',  and fill me with your charms,

           D7                           G
           G7                           C
          Kiss me, my darlin', hold me in your arms;

                  C                                           G
                  F                                           C
          And say that you'll love me,  and that we'll never part,

                      D7                                        G
                      G7                                        C
          As we dance to that Old Christmas Waltz.



                G                                               C
                C                                               F

Then the band softly played,  and sweet motions she made,

            D7                                  G
            G7                                  C
In the presence of my pleasant thoughts; 

                                                                       C
                                                                       F

And such want for holding hands, when our hearts met their demands


              D7                                          G
              G7                                          C
And we danced to that Old Christmas Waltz.


        G                                                 C
        C                                                 F

As I remember that chance,  when I asked you to dance,


           D7                                        G
           G7                                        C
Now I know there were no second thoughts;


                                                  C
                                                  F

It was love at first sight when I held you that night,


​
              D7                                          G
              G7                                          C
And we danced to that Old Christmas Waltz.




 
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Total of 14 videos in various keys:   A=1    D=3    Eb=1    F=1    G=8

EddieCoffey's OLD CHRISTMAS WALTZ:

Key:  G

Singer:  Eddie Coffey

​Posted by:  oldirishladdie

​​See next video (below) for Eddie Coffey's "Newfoundland Waltz" - musically identical (or nearly so) to the "Old Christmas Waltz".

The NEWFOUNDLAND WALTZ:

Key:  G

Singer:  Eddie Coffey

Posted by:  Eddie Coffey - Topic

​Musically identical (or nearly so) to the "Old Christmas Waltz" above.

Key: G

Singer:  Jack Hayward?
​
Posted by:  catwrd

Key:  A

Dancers:  Everett & Helen  ?

​Singer:  Tim?

Accordion player:  Clyde ?

Posted by:  prospectroadjam

The first part of song is missing from video.


Key:  G

Performers:  Irvin & Geraldine Ramey

​Posted by: E Noel

I believe they are from Lunenburg, NS

​Instrumental - beautifully done.



Key:  D

Singer:  Marge Howe

​Posted by:  Garrie Lambert

Key:  D

Harmonica Player:  Norm Chouinard

​Posted by: Norm Chouinard

​"Played on a German Kreuzwender Tremolo Quartet harmonica .."


Key:  D

Singer: ?

Posted by:  Bev Moore

At Kinmount (Haliburton, Ontario) Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441,  April 2014
​

Key:  Eb

Singer: Blair & Barb Wallace

Musicians:  Ray Smeltzer, Bill Connolly, 
               Brian Fitzgerald, Martha Forest
               & Mike Pratt.

​Posted by:  Holly Smeltzer

At Horsemen's Club in Truro, NS.

Key:  F

Singer: Martha Forrest

on Guitar:  Ray Smeltzer
​
Posted by: Holly Smeltzer

At Horsemen's Club in Truro, NS.

Key:  G

Singer:   Garrie Lambert

Group:  Running Out Of Time

​Posted by:  Garrie Lambert

Event:  Chocolate Jamboree in St. Stephen, NB, August 4, 2019

Garrie grew up in outport NL.

Key:  G

Singer:  Harry Coombs

​Posted by:  Harry Coombs

Beautifully done.

However, Chordify registers 4 beats per bar for this performance (4/4 time), For the other embedded youTube performances on this page that were checked, Chordify registers 3 beats per bar (3/4 time).







Key:  G

Violinist:  Bruce Osborne? 

Posted by:  Bruce Osborne 



Key:  A

Instrumentalists:  Various
Singer:  ?

Posted by: prospectroadjam

​Video begins at end of first verse.

A jam session at the Prospect Road Community Center, Hatchet Lake (Halifax Region), NS

 
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​Lyrics:

Verse 1




Chorus




Verse 2




​Verse 3






When the band plays tonight,  and we hold each other tight,
And I hold you so close to my heart;
When I look into your eyes,  I see the blue summer skies,
As we dance to the Old Christmas Waltz.

So hold me, my darlin',  and fill me with your charms,
Kiss me, my darlin', hold me in your arms;
And say that you'll love me,  and that we'll never part,
As we dance to the Old Christmas Waltz.


Then the band softly played,  and sweet motions she made,
In the presence of my pleasant thoughts; 
And such want for holding hands,  when our hearts met their demands,
And we danced to the Old Christmas Waltz.

As I remember that chance,  when I asked you to dance,
Now I know there were no second thoughts;
It was love at first sight when I held you that night,
And we danced to the Old Christmas Waltz.
​​Eddie Coffey's order:  Verse 1 - Chorus - Verse 2 - Chorus - Instrumental - Verse 3 - Chorus​ x 2
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