The Counterfeit Santa Claus
The Counterfeit Santa Claus (Christmas Cantata) Text by Harriet D. Castle, Music by J.A. Parks. New York; Dayton, Ohio The LORENZ PUBLISHING Co., Copyright 1897, by E.S. Lorenz
The copy from which this data was drawn is in the J.A. Parks display at the Anna Bemis Palmer Museum, York Community Center, 211 E. 7th, York, Nebraska.
The CHARACTERS are:
- Santa Claus ;
- The Counterfeit Santa Claus;
- Bedtime Brigade;
- Grandpa and Grandma;
- Father and Mother;
- Son and Daughter;
- Mother and Children;
- Old-Fashioned Grandma;
- Christmas Fairies;
- College Boys;
- Angels
The song titles in this cantata are:
| No. 9 | Be Honest Boys | p. 22 | ||
| No. 2 | Beautiful Christmas Time | pg. 7 | ||
| No. 1 | Bed-Time March | p. 3 | ||
| No. 5 | Cheat’Em and Blow | p. 15 | ||
| No. 8a | Cheat’Em and Blow | p. 21 | ||
| No. 8b | Cheat’Em and Blow | p. 21 | ||
| No. 11b | Cheat’Em and Blow | p. 28 | ||
| No. 6 | Christmas Fairies | p. 17 | ||
| No. 3 | College Song | p. 11 | ||
| No. 17 | Ensemble | p. 39 | ||
| No. 4 | Evening Prayer ( S.A.T.B. Quartet) | p. 13 | ||
| No. 16 | Fairies’ Whisper Song | p. 38 | ||
| No. 19 | Finale | p. 45 | ||
| No. 14 | Good Old Days (Duet) | p. 33 | ||
| No. 11 | Let Santa Come To-Night | p. 26 | ||
| No. 7 | Peace Be Unto You | p.19 | ||
| No. 13 | Putting Out the Cat | p. 31 | ||
| No. 15 | Tired Out | p. 36 | ||
| No. 10 | Too Dull to Hear The Song | p. 24 | ||
| No. 18 | We’ve Caught You, Santa Dear | p. 42 | ||
| No. 12 | Ye Did It Not To Me | p. 29 |