Regarding O Little Toown of Bethlehem, I haven't heard the ones by Davies and Fink, but the one I have heard most often in Oz until lately was the St Louis melody, but now I hear the Forest Green one more often.

It's a fashion thing, perhaps.

Thanks for the comprehensive info. I actually thought that the St Louis version sounded more modern, and I think it was in the early movie of little women, so I was wondering whether Hollywood had something to do with it, but now I know that I should forget about trying to guess the time a tune was written because I am hopeless at it. [grin]

Helen