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Cover features: title and composer information surrounding drawing of a Santa Claus with two happy children (black ink on uncoloured ground).

Santa Claus is coming!

Date1913
Names
(composer)
(lyricist)
(publisher)
FormatEphemera
Notes
For voice and piano.
Key: B-flat major.
Subject
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Sheet music
    Dimensions36 cm x 27 cm (14 3/16 in. x 10 5/8 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norm Attikin.
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberCSM-EATSAN1913-001
      Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
      Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
      Stawicki, Andrew
      4/9/1987
      Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
      Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
      Dunlop, Alan
      10/24/1988
      You'd better watch out . . ., Santa Claus is coming to town on Nov. 13 and preparations are well under way
      You'd better watch out . . ., Santa Claus is coming to town on Nov. 13 and preparations are well under way
      Bull, Ron
      9/25/1983
      Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
      Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
      Bull, Ron
      10/22/1990
      Curlers aid Santa Claus. Paying up, and the Sportsmen's Corner of the Star Santa Claus Fund is the big winner. Dick McCoyn (left) turns over additiona(...)
      Curlers aid Santa Claus. Paying up, and the Sportsmen's Corner of the Star Santa Claus Fund is the big winner. Dick McCoyn (left) turns over additiona(...)
      Ross, Fred
      12/19/1972
      All aboard!: Santa Claus (left) was the star passenger among 2,000 kids who boarded Ontario Northland Railway's Santa Claus Express at Englehart Station yesterday
      All aboard!: Santa Claus (left) was the star passenger among 2,000 kids who boarded Ontario Northland Railway's Santa Claus Express at Englehart Station yesterday
      Bock, Tony
      11/24/1984
      'Star!' aids Star Santa Fund, At Canadian premiere of movie Star! Last night, sponsored by The Toronto Star to aid its annual Santa Claus Fund, Daniel(...)
      'Star!' aids Star Santa Fund, At Canadian premiere of movie Star! Last night, sponsored by The Toronto Star to aid its annual Santa Claus Fund, Daniel(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      11/6/1968
      Jerry Watson shows Santa Claus picture of missing son, Cedarbrae Plaza Santa believed he'd seen Wesley a few hours earlier
      Jerry Watson shows Santa Claus picture of missing son, Cedarbrae Plaza Santa believed he'd seen Wesley a few hours earlier
      Dutton, Don
      12/19/1966
      Santa's here: Santa Claus arrived in time for Mississauga's annual parade last week, much to the delight of a crowd of 70,000 people
      Santa's here: Santa Claus arrived in time for Mississauga's annual parade last week, much to the delight of a crowd of 70,000 people
      Gower, Patti
      11/8/1992
      It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
      It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      11/8/1976
      Santa is in the swim. Santa Claus, alias John Baun, gets swim instruction from Gus Ryder in case of mishap when he arrives by canoe for crippled child(...)
      Santa is in the swim. Santa Claus, alias John Baun, gets swim instruction from Gus Ryder in case of mishap when he arrives by canoe for crippled child(...)
      Ryder, Gus
      11/27/1966
      Santa out of season. A sweltering Santa Claus braved the 85-above weather today to ride up Bay St. in a surrey five months before he is usualy expecte(...)
      Santa out of season. A sweltering Santa Claus braved the 85-above weather today to ride up Bay St. in a surrey five months before he is usualy expecte(...)
      Roworth, Eddy
      7/24/1963