Originally produced in the beautiful calligraphy of Malcolm Morley (ringer at Little Shelford) in 1987, this is a collection of variations. So each one has a parent method, but a non-standard call. I have also added a few more here to Malcolm's original twelve variations. Note also that calls may need to be made earlier than you would expect in the method, to give ringers time to do the different work above the treble, even at the backstroke before normal (treble in 4th place) in some cases.

The first group are all the same above the treble, with all the possible frontworks below, like St Simon's, St Martin's etc. The call for each of these is the asymmetric Old Hudibras Single (shown in the last column), which is effectively a change from Plain Bob to Grandsire, giving a 3-5 dodge down! Print version

Holly	Nowell	Ivy	Mistletoe
Twineham Bob	Bampton Place	Fifield Bob	St Ouen Place
				Plain Old Hudibras Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)

The second group again only differ in the work under the treble, but this time it's Shipway above the treble. The calls are again Old Hudibras Singles. In case you're wondering what the other frontwork gives, the variation of Dragon Place with an Old Hudibras Single is St-George-of-England, which isn't quite so Christmassy. Print versions: Next two tables - Just table below

Gold	Myrrh	Frankincense
Westminster II Bob	Blackburn Place	St Hilary Bob
			Plain Old Hudibras Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)

The next group also has the Eynesbury front-work missing; in this case the variation of Montgomeryshire Place with a Wallflower Single is Chamberlain. The calls may be familiar as the plains from All Saints and are also the standard singles for Reverse Canterbury. Print version: Table below

Melchior	Caspar	Balthazar
Maltby Bob	Chevasse Place	Callender Bob
			Plain Wallflower Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)

The next two tables are not in groups like the one above. For each one, the parent method is given, then the call(s) below. Print version

Blizzard	Bethlehem	December	St Wenceslas	St Stephen
Morning Star	Chevasse Place	Huntley Place	Eynesbury	Eynesbury
Plain Old Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP or SSSP SSSP SSSP	Plain Antelope Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)	Plain Glevum Extreme Calling P EPPPE EPPPE P	Plain Wallflower Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)	Plain Antelope Single Calling PPSP PPSP PPSP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)

Print version of table below

Christmas Eve	Christmas Day	Christmastide	Christingle	Carol
Reverse Canterbury	Reverse Canterbury	Grandsire	Shipway Place	Wainfleet Place
Plain Gloster Extreme Calling P EPPPE EPPPE P	Plain Whittlesford Extreme Calling P EPPPE EPPPE P	Plain Burton Bob Grandsire Single Calling SBSBSP SBSBSP	Plain Wallflower Bob Pinks Single Grandsire Extreme Calling BESS P SSEB PEP	Plain Minster Extreme Calling PPEP PPEP PPEP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell but the 2nd)

There are also two Christmassy methods - St Nicholas and Nowell. Be careful with the latter, though, as it's asymmetric: Print version

St Nicholas	Nowell
Plain Bob Calling PPBP PPBP PPBP (i.e. three times unaffected for any bell)	Plain Bob