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Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over
Traditional Old-Time, Breakdown- USA, North Georgia.
ARTIST: Fiddlin' John Carson And His Virginia Reelers; Okeh 45273; Issued November 1928
Listen: Fiddlin John Carson
Listen: Stephen Tucker; Christmas Time in the Morning 1939
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: Early 1900’s;
RECORDING INFO: Fiddlin' John Carson And His Virginia Reelers; Okeh 45273; Issued November 1928; County 514 cut# 10, Fiddlin' John Carson and the Virginia Reelers- "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (originally recorded 1927). Victor Vi45273 (78 RPM), Fiddling John Carson and the Virginia Reelers (1927).
Christmas Time's A Coming Recordings: Fahey, John. Popular Songs of Christmas and New Years, Varrick VR-012, Cas (197?), cut# 5a; Sparks, Larry; and the Lonesome Ramblers. Christmas Time Back Home, Rebel REB 1600, LP (1980), cut# 2;
OTHER NAMES: A bluegrass song derivative of John Carson's is fiddler Tex Logan's "Christmas Time's a-Comin'" "Christmas Time in the Morning (Stephen Tucker)"
RELATED: Skip To My Lou (melody); Social Band (form and melody)
SOURCES: Fiddlin' John Carson and Earl Johnson (Kuntz, Phillips). Kuntz (Ragged but Right), 1987; pg. 312. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), 1994; pg. 51; Kuntz, Fiddler's Companion, http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc;
NOTES: Fiddlin' John Carson's song, "Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over" seems to be derived from the old African-American spiritual known under a variety of titles:
SOCIAL BAND (1865)
I want Aunty Mary for to go with me,
I want Aunty Mary for to go with me,
I want Aunty Mary for to go with me,
To join the Social Band.
I'M A-GOING TO JOIN THE BAND (1940- John Work)
Chorus:
I'm a going to join the band, Hallelujah!
I'm a going to join the band, Can't you sing it!
I'm a going to join the band, O Lord.
I'm a going to join the band.
The A strain resembles the old song, "Skip to My Lou" but may be derived from the spiritual also. A version of the song titled, "Christmas Time in the Morning," was recorded by Mississippi fiddler Stephen Tucker is 1939. Tucker's second part resembles "The Cuckoo's Nest" as played by Ed Haley.
Kuntz: "A Major ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B' part). Standard, AEAE or ADAE. AAB. A bluegrass song derivative of John Carson's is fiddler Tex Logan's "Christmas Time's a-Comin'", although the chorus seems based on the 'B' part of "Mississippi Sawyer." (Kuntz, Fiddler's Companion, http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc).
CHRISTMAS TIME WILL SOON BE OVER- Fiddlin' John Carson
Listen: Fiddlin John Carson
Christmas time will soon be over,
Christmas time will soon be over,
Christmas time will soon be over
Then we'll join the band.
Come on gals, let’s go up the river,
Come on gals, let’s go up the river,
Come on gals, let’s go up the river,
Then we'll join the band.
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