Here is a snippet of a tune. I want to know if non-North Americans (neither born here, nor moved here) can recognize it. It isn’t Irish, so don’t try to fancy it up. Play it straight, at processional speed.
AFBF AFBc dcAF BAE2…
The F’s and C’s are sharped…this is in key of D.
geeze, that sounds so familiar, but i can think of it, and im also in north america, so would’ya pm me, its bugging me, I cant think of the tune.
Aaaaaaaahahahahahaha! Got it! 
I think i have it now
pretty sure
I know it!!
I know that song, oh yes, indeed.
I’d know that song at any speed.
So how come no non-NAs have answered? 
Well, the Californians seem to know it! 
Ok…I played it, and my kid recognized it…you want us to say?
I wonder where my poll went! No, please wait…I really want to see if non-NA have any knowledge of this tune. Most of the world is still at night, let it go for a day or so please.
I’ve had two requests for the whole tune. This is what I can reproduce, but there may be a note wrong:
AFBF AFBc dcAF BAE2
AFBF AFBc dcde fed2
BGBd AFAD GEGC(nat) FDFB
EGFE D#FB A#BCF2 FG#A2
AFBF AFBc dcAF BAE2
AFBF AFBc dcde fed2
(my '2’s mean hold the note twice as long…there is some rhythmical difference in the second line of the second part, but if you know the tune at all you’ll manage to fix my simplification. All F’s and C’s are sharped unless noted otherwise…and’m not at all sure of the last set of notes in the second section)
I haven’t gotten any nibbles in email or PM that a non-NA recognizes this tune, which delights me, as much as I adore this tune I’m happy that pop American culture only goes so far. I’ll give it until this evening, then give the answer.
No idea. Does that mean I have no culture now? 
Sonja
Non-North American here. It sounds like it should be familiar, but it’s not - if you know what I mean. Is it the theme from a old TV series or something?
Tyghress, that was great… I knew right away what it was, and thanks for providing the whole tune!!
What fun!
~Andrea
Got it.
–James
nope jogs no memory for me.
Looks like the non-NA’s aren’t getting it.
Should that last line go like this?
EGFE D#FB2 A#BCF(nat) F(nat)GA2
I’m not sure about this way either. Comments, corrections, anyone?
The Christmas Carol, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss.
Americans, and possibly Canadians too, get bombarded with the original animated program, but for many of us, it evokes a childish sense of delight, and we grin goofily when we hear this tune for the first time of the season.
I’m trying to find a link to the tune. For anyone who doesn’t know, the non-english part of the Whoville Carol is not Latin…it is the composer’s concept of what Whovillian Latin should sound like!
The original poem can be found here: http://www.everwonder.com/david/thegrinch/story.html