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Up On The Housetop, Benjamin Russell Hanby

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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. In fact, according to Readers Digest Merry Christmas Song Book, Hanby was the first to offer up the idea that Santa and his sleigh land on the roof of homes.

Benjamin Russell Hanby was born in 1833 near Rushville, Ohio, the son of a minister involved …

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo: A Political Commercial & Matrimonial Song And Chorus, Thomas William Robertson, Ferdinand Wallerstein

Historic Sheet Music Collection

Political. When Ministers in dread and doubt,

Lest they should be from place kick'd out,

Get up, 'gainst time an sense to spout

A long dull ev'ning through

What mean they then

by Party Clique, Mob Orators and factions weak?

'Tis only would they truth but speak,

But Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Cock-a-doodle-doo, Cock-a-doodle-doo, Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Cock-a-doodle-doo, Cock-a-doodle-doo, Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Commercial. When Companies, whose stock of cash

Directors spend, to cut a dash,

Are forc'd to avertise and smash,

And Bankruptcy go through;

When tradesfolk live in regal state,

The goods they sell, adulterate,

And puff in print why that's their prate,

But Cock-a-doodle-doo?

Cock-a-doodle-doo, …

Darling Nelly Gray, Benjamin Russel Hanby, Thomas Brigham Bishop

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1. There's low green valley on the low Kentucky shore, There I've whiled many happy hours away, A sitting and a singing by the little cottage door Where lived my darling Nelly Gray. CHORUS: Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away And I'll never see my darling any more, I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day, For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore. 2. When the moon had climb'd the mountain and the stars were shining too, Then I'd take my darling Nelly Gray, And we'd float down the river in my …

We'll All Meet Again In The Morning - The Revellers' Chorus, Benjamin Russel Hanby

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The occurrence which prompted this song actually occurred recently in a city of California. Some nineteen abandoned inebriates had been for days and nights together carousing in a fireman's club house until delirium tremens ensued. As soon as reason began to return, one of them stung, with feeling of deep self reproach, declared his intention never to drink another drop, and urged his comrads to join him. His proposition was heartily agreed to, and a league was formed which from that day to the present has rapidly increased in its membership ‘till it now numbers several thousand staunch confederates.

[The] Lock Of Hair, George R. Cromwell, S. T. Gordon

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80.7568.703 – “[The] Lock of Hair”: Cromwell, George R.: S. T. Gordon: New York: Minstrel: 1857: Solo Voice.

[The] Irish Washer Woman, Charles Grobe, Oliver Ditson

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80.7568.567 – “[The] Irish Washer Woman”: Grobe, Charles: Oliver Ditson: Boston: Minstrel, Ballad, Domestic: 1857: Solo Piano.

Kane’S Funeral March, William H. Shuster, Lee & Walker

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80.7568.599 – “Kane’s Funeral March”: William H. Shuster: Lee & Walker: 1857: Piano Solo.

[The] Red, White, And Blue, A. Whitcombe, Oliver Ditson & Co.

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80.7568.1024 – “[The] Red, White, and Blue”: A. Witcombe: Oliver Ditson & Co: 1857: Piano Duet.

Webster’S Funeral March, Beethoven, Balmer & Weber

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80.7568.1355 – “Webster’s Funeral March”: Beethoven: Balmer & Weber: n.d.: Piano.

Atlantic Telegraph Schottisch, Henry Kleber, Firth, Pond & Co.

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Atlantic Telegraph Schottisch: Kleber, Henry: Firth, Pond and Company: New York: Dance Music: Schottisch: 1857: Solo Voice.

My Grandmother’S Advice, M, Edward Kanski, Oliver Ditson & Co.

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80.7568.805 – “My Grandmother’s Advice”: M: Kanski, Edward: Oliver Ditson & Co: Boston: Minstrel, Ballad, Love Song: 1857: Solo Voice.

Stars Of The Southern Night, Charles J. Merz, Oliver Ditson & Co.

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80.7568.1153 – “Stars of the Southern Night”: Charles J. Merz: Oliver Ditson & Co: 1857: Voice Duet.

[The] Haunted Stream, George Barker, Beck & Lawton

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80.7568.473 – “[The] Haunted Stream”: Barker, George: Beck & Lawton: Philadelphia: Minstrel: n.d.: Solo Voice.

Lorena, J. P. Webster, H. D. L. Webster, H. M. Higgins

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80.7568.714 – “Lorena”: J. P. Webster: H. D. L. Webster: H. M. Higgins: 1857: Voice Solo.

Willie Roves No More; Answer To ‘Willie We Have Missed You’, Fred Hessler, Beck & Lawton

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80.7568.1405 – “Willie Roves No More; Answer to ‘Willie We Have Missed You’”: Fred Hessler: Beck & Lawton: 1857: Voice.

Parting Waltz, H. Frangel, S. Brainard & Co.

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80.7568.944 – “Parting Waltz”: H. Frangel: S. Brainard & Co: 1857: Piano Solo.

[The] Drama March, Sep. Winner, Lee & Walker

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80.7568.287 – “[The] Drama March”: Sep. Winner: Lee & Walker: Philadelphia: 1857: Solo Piano.

[The] Lancer’S Quadrilles, J. S. Knight, Oliver Ditson & Co.

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80.7568.618 – “[The] Lancer’s Quadrilles”: Knight, J. S.: Oliver Ditson & Co.: Boston: Dance Music, Quadrilles: 1857: Solo Piano.

[The] Song My Mother Loved To Sing, Frederick Buckley, S. S. Steele, Edward L. Walker

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80.7568.1125 – “[The] Song My Mother Loved To Sing”: Frederick Buckley: S. S. Steele: Edward L. Walker: 1857: Song & Chorus.

Bring Me My Harp, William Vincent Walllace, Edward Fitzball

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Bring me my harp, that I may wake Old chords of byegone hours: My fairy bark upon the lake, The banks of golden flow'rs; The cheerful fire that burnt so bright Upon my father's hearth, Affection's look of starry light Which beam'd upon my birth. Affection's look of starry light Which beam'd upon my birth. Aid me my harp, that I may sing The strain she lov'd to hear, Altho' from out this heart it wring At ev'ry note a tear; Those tears so sweet, oh, do not chide Nor offer joys relief, For know to calm sad mem'ry's tide, …

Captain Jinks, T Maclagan

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1. I am Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines,

I often live beyond my means,

I sport young ladies in their teens,

To cut a swell in the army.

I teach the ladies how to dance,

how to dance, how to dance,

I teach the ladies how to dance,

For I'm their pet in the army.

I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines,

I give my horse good corn and beans;

Of course its quite beyond my means,

Tho a Captain in the army.

2. I join'd my corps when twenty-one,

Of course I thought it capital fun;

When the …

[The] Last Meeting With Old Folks, J. A. Baker, Sidney Dyer, Lee & Walker

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80.7568.622 – “[The] Last Meeting with Old Folks”: Baker, J. A.: Dyer, Sidney: Lee & Walker: Philadelphia: Minstrel, Ballad, Domestic: 1856: Solo Voice.

Ladies Reception March, Charles Barker, W. C. Peters & Sons

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80.7568.615 – “Ladies Reception March”: Barker, Charles: W. C. Peters: Cincinnati: March: 1856: Solo Piano.

[The] Laura Keene Schottisch, Thomas Baker, Wm. A. Pond & Co.

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80.7568.625 – “[The] Laura Keene Schottisch”: Baker, Thomas: Wm. A. Pond & Co.: New York: Dance Music, Schottisch: 1856: Solo Piano.

Leonore Polka; Deliciosa, Carl Merz, Madame E. Masset, Berry & Gordon

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80.7568.632 – “Leonora Polka; Deliciosa”: Carl Merz: Madame E. Masset: Berry & Gordan: n.d.: Piano Solo.

Minnehana; Laughing Water Polka, Francis H. Brown, Wm. Hall & Son

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80.7568.773 – “Minnehana”: Francis H. Brown: Wm. Hall & Son: 1856: Piano.

Root, Hog, Or Die, Oliver Ditson

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80.7568.1053 – “Root, Hog, or Die”: n.a.: Oliver Ditson: 1856: Song & Chorus.

Smile To Day, A Lady Of Savannah, George Robertson Jr., William Hall & Son

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80.7568.1109 – “Smile To Day”: Lady of Savannah: George Robertson Jr.: William Hall & Son: 1856: Voice. *Misprinted/Binding Wrong/Pages out of Order

Chicago Quickstep, Mrs. D. C. Payne, H. M. Higgins

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80.7568.204 – “Chicago Quickstep”: Payne, D. C.: H. M. Higgins: Chicago: Dance Music, Quickstep: 1856: Solo Piano.

Come Love To The Wildwood, J. Dayton, Oliver Ditson

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80.7568.224 – “Come Love to the Wildwood”: Dayton, J.: Oliver Ditson: Boston: Minstrel, Ballad, Love Song: 1856: Solo Voice.