In Tudor and Stuart times, gifts were given at New Year rather than at Christmas.
Here is a musical New Year's Gift. It's an anonymous 17th Century dance of that name from Thomas Middleton's Inner Temple Masque, or Masque of Heroes, 1619.
From BL Add. 10444
Alison Kinder: bass viol
Tamsin Lewis: violin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpY3yW1X4eQ&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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It's a gloriously sunny day here, so here's a #dance to match the weather:

The Glory of the Sun.
An anonymous #17thCentury #countrydance from The Dancing Master, John #Playford, 1657.

Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Christopher Goodwin: #lute
Alison Kinder: #recorder
Tamsin Lewis: #violin
Peter Luke Kenny: #drum
Image: Abel Grimmer - peasants dancing, 1614

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfKwK95SWak&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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Something for #europeday...

Europe's Revels, a dance by John Eccles, from his interlude, Europe's Revels for the Peace, which was performed at court and at London theatres in 1697.
This image of the dance comes from The Dancing Master, Henry Playford, 1698

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A dance for today:
Easter Tuesday
From The Dancing Master, Henry Playford, 1695

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25 March is the Feast of the Annunciation, or Lady Day, and the first day of the New Year in #medieval and #earlymodern times.
Here is a #dance for today from the Dancing Master (Henry #Playford, 1698)

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1 #March is St David's Day, so here is an early 18th Century 'country dance' for the day from The Dancing Master, 1710.

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Ash Wednesday
An anonymous #17thCentury 'country dance' from Playford's Dancing Master, 1687.

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