Help me identify this tune

[TheWoodsareDarkandDeep]

I want to know the name and artist of an instrumental track; it’s often played at Christmas time and it sounds a bit like Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, I think it came out in the 70s or 80s. Please help

Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie? Madly irritating

In dulci jubilo by Mike Oldfield?

I'm at work so can't listen to Solsbury Hill to compare but could it be In Dulci Jubilo?

I Believe In Father Christmas, Greg Lake?

It’s not a track that has a Christmas song with the tune, I think it’s only instrumental. It has little bells at the start.

Prokofief "Troika"?

The music used in the middle of the Greg Lake song is an excerpt from "Troika" from Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev.
Might that be it?

Oops, Bore beat me to it!

It's not the instrumental version of Sleigh Ride is it? But that's a lot earlier and quite orchestral. In Dulci Jubilo is folky with recorders and guitars.

Ass pps said Mike Oldfield was what sprang immediately on reading your description www.google.co.uk/search?q=dulci+jubilo&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

Dance of the sugar plum fairy? m.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9-_IpssOw

Play the tune into Shazam

Or Carol of the Bells?

I only have the tune in my head so can’t Shazam it

Not Tubular Bells?

It’s troika- thank you so much. My dad played the sky version lots in the 80s!

What a fantastic tune it is too!

Thanks TheWoods for reminding me of Solsbury Hill. Have just spent a happy 2 minutes listening to it. Now for Troika which is the definition of Christmas for me. It's not officially Christmas until I've listened to it. Slightly the wrong season, but who's counting?