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A familiar tune¹ that makes you want to tap your feet or dance during the Christmas season is the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss.

It is traditionally played on New Year’s Day, and has become the unofficial Austrian national anthem². At this time of year, thousands of pairs of feet are waltzing away to the Blue Danube Waltz.

A Viennese ball would not be complete without this tune, and it is popular with both locals and tourists here in Austria.

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。