American dancing master, and ball-room prompter: containing about five hundred dances ... By Elias Howe .. CHRISTMAS HORNPIPE. longways duple (or triple, but 3s do nothing) A1: 1-4: First lady balance to 1st and 2d gentleman at same time, 5-8: swing 3 hands round, A2: 1-4: 1st gent. balance to 1st and 2d ladies, 5-8: swing 8, B1: 1-8: 1st couple down the centre, back and cast off, B2: 1-8: right and left four. ------------------------------------------------------------------------