[Avodah] Using Non-Jewish Tunes For Mussaf of Rosh Hashanah?

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://revach.net/article.php?id=919

The Rema paskens (53:25) that a chazzan that sings non-Jewish tunes 
should be warned to stop and removed if he doesn't do so.  The Mogen 
Avrohom says this doesn't mean in his free time, but rather that he 
uses these tunes as part of his davening.

The Bach says that this only applies to songs that were composed 
specifically for service of Avoda Zara or songs that have words that 
everyone knows.  When people hear these songs it will conjure up the 
exact opposite images that we should have in our head during Tefila.

However goyish tunes without any words or words that are unknown to 
most people are permissible to be used in davening as has been the 
minhag by many Gedolei Yisroel.  (Piskei Teshuvos 53:27)

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