ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
(VOCAL)

Composer:	Bob & Ginny Walther, 1543 Linwood Dr., Clearwater FL 33515
Record:		MCA 65027 (Brenda Lee/Vocal)
Rhythm/Phase:	Two-Step/II
Footwork:	OPposite throughout, directions for M unless otherwise stated
Sequence:	INTRO - A- B - C - A - B - C - TAG

Meas.							INTRO 
1-4		WAIT; WAIT; SLOW STANDARD ACKNOWLEDGE;;
	1-2	In OP fcg ptr M's R & W's L hand joined wait 2 meas;;
	3-4	Step apart L, -, pt R twd ptr, -; tog on R to OP fcg LOD, -, tch L, -;

PART A
1-4		FWD TWO-STEP; FWQ TWO-STEP; CIRCLE AWAY TWO-STEP; CIRCLE TOG TWO-STEP;
1-2	In OP do 2 fwd two-steps LOD L, R, L, -; R, L, R, -;
3-4	M going twd COH(W twd wall)do one two-step L, R, L, -; Cont circle bk to ptr & wall with a two-step R, L, 
R to end in BFLY, -;
5-8		SD, CL, SD, CL; SD, -,THRU, -; DBL HITCH;;
5-6	Sd L twd LOD, cl R, sd L, cl R; sd L, -, step thru on R to OP fcg LOD, -;
7-8	Fwd L, cl R, bk on L, -; bk R, cl L, fwd on R to OP fcg LOD, -;
9-16		REPEAT MEAS. 1-8 (ending in BFLY pos fcg wall)

PART B
1-4		SD, CL,THRU, -; SCISS HITCH; FWD, LOCK, FWD, LOCK; WALK, -, 2, -;
1-2	Step sd L, cl R, XLIF(W XIF also), -; sd R, cl L, XRIF(W fwd L, cl R, bk on L, - ) to BFLY/BJO pos fcg 
LOD, -;
3-4	Fwd L, lock R behind L, fwd L, lock R behind L; walk 2 steps LOD L, -, R blending to fc ptr & wall in CP, -;
5-8		TRN TWO-STEP; TRN TWO-STEP;TWRL, -, 2, -; WALK, -, 2, -;
5-6	Do 2 RF trng two-steps down LOD L, R, L, -; R, L, R to end in SCP fcg LOD, -;
7-8	Down LOD walk L, -,R, -; L, -, R(W twirl R, -, L, -; walk R, -, L, - )to BFLY pos fcg wal1, -;

PART C
1-4		CHANGE SIDES TWO-STEP;FWD TWO-STEP;CHANGE SIDES TWO-STEP;FWD TWO-STEP;
1-2	Chng sides L, R, L(W XIF of M under M's L & W's R hand)ending in LOP fcg LOD, -; in OP do one fwd 
two-step R, L, R, -;
3-4	Repeat meas 1-2 PART C to end in OP fcg LOD joining M's R & W's L hand;;
5-8		VINE APART, 2, 3, TCH;VINE TOG, 2, 3, TCH;ROCK FWD, -, REC, -;ROCK BK, -, REC, -;
5-6	Sd L, XRIB, sd L, tch R; sd R, XLIB, sd R, tch L;
7-8	Rock fwd L, -, rec R, -; rock bk L, -, rec R to end in OP fcg LOD, -;
 (second time through end in BFLY pos fcg wall for TAG)

TAG
1-4		VINE 8;; SD, CL, SD , CL, APT, -, PO[NT, -;

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DEC 1977