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Sinterklaas is the basis for the North American figure of Santa Claus. It is often claimed that during the American War of Independence, the inhabitants of New York City, a former Dutch colonial town (New Amsterdam), reinvented their Sinterklaas tradition, as Saint Nicholas was a symbol of the city's non-English past. [55]
The song was a sheet music hit, reaching number 1. The song was also recorded for Victor Records (catalog No. 25145A) on September 26, 1935, by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with vocals by Cliff Weston and Edythe Wright. [7] The song is a traditional Christmas standard and has been covered by numerous recording artists.
Every episode started out with a song sung by Nonkel Bob, Tante Terry and all children in the studio, while Davidse played his guitar. The melody was based on the Sinterklaas song Oh kom eens kijken wat er in mijn schoentje ligt (Oh, come and look what's in my shoe), but had different lyrics, related to the show: Oh, kom eens kijken / ons uurtje zet nu in/ zo dadelijk zal blijken / iedereen ...
In the film, Sinterklaas and his Petes are on their way to the Netherlands, but get caught in a storm. As a result, they no longer know where the Netherlands is and which way to sail. In the film, the audience is called upon to help Sinterklaas by singing Sinterklaas songs. The lyrics are shown on screen for this purpose.
According to William Studwell in The Christmas Carol Reader, "Up on the Housetop" was the second-oldest secular Christmas song, outdone only by "Jingle Bells", which was written in 1857. It is also considered the first Yuletide song to focus primarily on Santa Claus. It was originally published in the magazine Our Song Birds by Root & Cady.
Zwarte Piet (English: Black Peter or Black Pete, French: Père-Fouettard, meaning father whipper) is the companion of Saint Nicholas (Dutch: Sinterklaas) in the folklore of the Low Countries. The character first appeared in his current form in an 1850 book by Jan Schenkman and is commonly depicted as a blackamoor.
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These are lists of songs.In music, a song is a musical composition for a voice or voices, performed by singing or alongside musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs.