St. Nicholas Songs

St. Nicholas Songs is a book of Christmas carols and songs compiled by Waldo S. Pratt. The book features traditional Christmas hymns and carols, as well as original compositions by the author. The songs are arranged for piano and voice, and include lyrics and sheet music. The book is named after St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children and the inspiration for the modern-day Santa Claus. The songs in this collection are suitable for use in church services, school concerts, or for personal enjoyment during the Christmas season.1885. With illustrations. This collection of songs is novel in form and purpose in that they originated from the thought that many of the poems of St. Nicholas merited a musical setting. American and English composers contributed, resulting in 112 songs being chosen. There is a representation of naive and humorous fancies of childhood and many lullabies and mothers' songs are also included.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.