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    Default Neapolitan/Southern Italian Christmas songs?

    I suspect that what I'm looking for is probably here somewhere, but I was unsuccessful in my searching. Perhaps I didn't use the right search terms.

    I'm hoping someone can point me to Neapolitan/Southern Italian Christmas songs for mandolin. I have only come across two, "Tu scende dalle Stelle," and "Santa Allegrezza." I presume there must be others. I'm especially hoping to find some for solo mandolin, and able to be tackled by a neophyte.

    What I don't want are standard US/English Christmas Carols. Those can be found easily online.

    Thank you!

    Edit: I probably don't need to say this, but I don't want anything of the ilk of "Dominic the Christmas Donkey." I only bring it up because after I posted, my partner mentioned it.
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    Here's an Italian Christmas classsic:
    Mai le campane risuonano più dolcemente


    OK,OK, it's the German Süßer die Glocken nie klingen poorly translated and played tremolo

    You can find some real Italian Christmas Songs at the French website partitionsdechansons.com:
    https://www.partitionsdechansons.com...=noel%20talien
    I don't know where exactly they are from, but it's a start and with the right amount of tremolo, they will sound kind of napolitan.

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    I sighed at the image of the pannetone.
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    John T. La Barbera has at least one in his Southern Italian Mandolin book.
    Exploring Classical Mandolin (Berklee Press, 2015)
    Progressive Melodies for Mandocello (KDP, 2019) (2nd ed. 2022)
    New Solos for Classical Mandolin (Hal Leonard Press, 2020)
    2021 guest artist, mandocello: Classical Mandolin Society of America

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    Yes, thank you, I have the book. The song within is the "Santa Allegrezza" I mentioned. I'm hoping to find a few others.
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