Dance Here Comes Santa Claus 13812
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Joyce & Gary Lindsey, Patty Lindsay and Lee Fuell
- Intensity
- 800/888/886/888 = 61% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Dance down and up (DWNUP)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Online Sources
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- The Flying Ghillies Collection Vol 3 (page 11)
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Reels | Jim Lindsay and his Band | Scottish Christmas Dance Party | CD | 14 | R32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 |
Here Comes Santa Claus 3/4L · R32
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1– : 1c dance down ; and up. 1c face out (1,2,3) 9– : Mirror Reels3 on sides, 1c starting out (1,2,3) 17– : 1c cast to 2pl **as** 2c dance up and loop to 1pl | all set ; all turn P RH (2,1,3) 25– : Circle6 and back (2,1,3) *Deviser's note: The last time through the dance, all 4 couples dance bars 19–32 (25 - 32 will be 8 hands round and back).*
Here Comes Santa Claus 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1s lead down the middle & back to 1st place facing out
9-16
: 1s+2s+3s dance mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s out/down, 2s in/up, 3s
out/up to start)
17-24
: 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s dance up & curve into 1st place, all set;
2s+1s+3s turn partner RH
25-32
: 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back. 2 1 3
{{explanation}}
Note: last time through all 4 couples set, turn partners RH (19-24) & all circle 8H round and back (25-32)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)St Clement's, Toronto, 2016.
Added on: 2016-12-31 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club - 05.12.2023 | Class | 2023-12-05 | lldikó Szakolczai | Dec. 6, 2023, 8:25 p.m. |
| Christmas Social Last Class | Unknown | 2022-12-13 | Kathryn Lecocq | Nov. 26, 2022, 2:11 a.m. |
| Last Class Christmas Social | Class | 2023-12-12 | Kathryn Lecocq | Dec. 8, 2023, 7:13 p.m. |
| Tuesday 11 December | Unknown | Nicola Scott | Dec. 5, 2018, 4:04 p.m. | |
| Budapest Local Club 05.12.2017 | Unknown | 2017-12-05 | lldikó Szakolczai | Dec. 5, 2017, 11:10 p.m. |
| Class 12-19-17 | Unknown | 2017-12-19 | Sarah Harriman | Dec. 20, 2017, 4:25 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 05.12.2019 | Unknown | 2019-12-05 | lldikó Szakolczai | Dec. 6, 2019, 8:55 a.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class - 12 December 2023 | Class | 2023-12-12 | Andrew Locke | Dec. 10, 2023, 11:45 p.m. |
| MSA Christmas Ceilidh | Unknown | mbaubock | Dec. 19, 2020, 5:42 p.m. | |
| Christmas Dances | Unknown | Shona Holmes | Dec. 19, 2022, 9:12 a.m. | |
| Tustin Christmas Ceilidh 12-13-2023 | Class | 2023-12-13 | Connie Walker | Dec. 14, 2023, 7:13 p.m. |
| RSCDS Ottawa Level 1 2019-20 | Unknown | Brian Jeanes | Dec. 14, 2019, 5:14 p.m. | |
| Headington Class 22 December 2022 | Unknown | 2022-12-22 | Sandra McLevy | Dec. 13, 2022, 11:07 a.m. |
| David Wasson, Albany Class 2023-12-17 | Class | 2023-12-17 | David Wasson | Dec. 7, 2023, 2:47 a.m. |
| Albany Class - 2023-12-17 | Class | 2023-12-17 | Lydia Hedge | Dec. 14, 2023, 3:54 a.m. |
| Christmas Vienna 2018 | Unknown | Beatrix Wepner | Dec. 14, 2018, 9:28 a.m. | |
| RSCDS Ottawa Branch Christmas Dance 2019 | Unknown | 2019-12-14 | John Bottriell | Nov. 5, 2019, 6:21 p.m. |
| 2022_12_20 BS&RC Christmas Party | Unknown | 2022-12-20 | Gerard Elliott | Dec. 17, 2022, 12:14 a.m. |
| GUSCDC Winter Ball 2023 | Function | 2023-12-02 | Harriet Odone | Oct. 22, 2023, 11:29 a.m. |
| RSCDS Atlanta December 2023 Social | Function | 2023-12-09 | Cynthia West | Nov. 20, 2023, 8:41 p.m. |
| The More Unusual Dance Club 11/12/2023 | Function | 2023-12-11 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 27, 2023, 3:17 p.m. |
| Atlanta December 2022 Social | Unknown | 2022-12-11 | Cynthia West | Dec. 4, 2022, 10:09 p.m. |
| Christmas Party | Function | 2023-12-20 | Susan Mackay | Nov. 21, 2023, 5:59 p.m. |
| Montrose scd Xmas 2022 | Unknown | 2022-12-14 | Mark Hagger | Nov. 29, 2022, 5 p.m. |
| Miltonduff Class Dance Possibilities | Class | 2023-10-17 | William Legge | Dec. 7, 2023, 2:06 p.m. |
| 2022 Sept-Dec / BDS / Summary weekly class 1st half | Informational | 2022-09-22 | Jette Rossen | May 11, 2023, 8:47 a.m. |
| 2022 Sept-Dec / BDS / Summary weekly class 1st half | Informational | 2022-09-22 | Jette Rossen | May 11, 2023, 8:47 a.m. |
| North Kessock Dances done in class 2023-24 | Informational | Peter Jamieson | Sept. 28, 2023, 11:28 p.m. | |
| BSCD Dances Taught 2019-2020 | Unknown | Jamie McDougall | Sept. 4, 2019, 12:58 a.m. | |
| Chemnitz_regular | Class | 2021-07-16 | SCD Chemnitz | May 30, 2023, 2 p.m. |
