God rest you merry, gentlemen.
God Save the King (S.B.S. 19, &c.) God Save the Queen (M.C. 29)
It is unnecessary here to discuss the origin and sources of this air. The form in which we know it is probably due to Henry Carey, and the first recorded public performance was on September 28, 1745.
Had I a Heart for Falsehood Framed (D. & S. 14)
Words by R.B. Sheridan.
Sung by Mr. Leoni (see Choir, May, 1912).
In the Duenna, 1775. Set to the air now known as ‘The Harp that once through Tara's Halls.’
Moore, in his Irish Melodies, calls the melody ‘Gramachree.’
Hail Columbia (M.C. 13, A.N.)
Mr. Elson (National Music of America) says that the music was originally known as the ‘President's March,’ probably by a German composer. The words were subsequently adapted to the air by Dr. Joseph Hopkinson.