Zie Ginds Komt De Stoomboot - Music

Sinterklaas Is A Fictional Character Based On The Historical Figure Saint Nicholas Of Myra Nikólaos B. 15 March 270 In Patara Lycia – D. 6 December 343 In Myra Lycia Who Was An Early Bishop Of The Greek Town Myra Demre In Present-Day Turkey Then Part Of The Roman Empire. In Life He Was Beloved By The Local Population For Giving Away All Of His Possessions Leading To Many Legendary Stories Later On. Centuries After His Death The Good-Hearted And Devout Nicholas Became A Popular Saint Throughout Europe And Russia Being Venerated In The Orthodox Greek And Russian Church Even Though There Are No Surviving Documents Of Him Being Canonized By Any Church Authority. Nicholas Became A Well-Loved Folklore Character In The Middle Ages When He Was The Focus Of Many Stories Involving Him Performing Miracles And Coming To People's Aid. When The Turks Invaded Anatolia In The 11th Century The Remains Of Nicolas Where Transported To Bari In Italy Where A Church Was Erected In His Memory. His Feast Day December 6 Was Widely Celebrated In Medieval Europe Until The Reformation. After That The Saint Nicholas Celebrations Continued As A Secular Feast Most Notably In The Lowlands And In The Alpine Regions Of Germany And Austria. Such Festivities Are Depicted In Paintings From The 15th Century Onward. The Popularity Of Saint Nicholas Rose To New Heights In The Netherlands And The Flemish Part Of Belgium During The Mid-19th Century After He Was Depicted As A Modern-Day Gift Bringer In The 1850 Book 'Sint-Nicolaas En Zijn Knecht' By Teacher Jan Schenkman From Amsterdam Who Introduced Many Of The Tropes Associated With Sinterklaas To This Day. When The Dutch Settled In The U.S. They Brought Sinterklaas With Them Where He Became Known As Santa Claus Mentioned As Early As 1773 Probably As A Variation On The Latin Sancte Claus Almost A Century Before Schenkman's Popular Book . From Then On Both Characters Evolved In Their Own Way Including Their Own Mythology And Traditions. Actors Who Have Portrayed 'the Official' Sinterklaas On Dutch TV Are Jan Gajentaan 1952-1959 1961-1963 Dick Van Bommel 1960 Gerard De Klerk 1964 Adrie Van Oorschot 1965-1985 Bram Van Der Vlugt 1986-2010 And Once More In 2011 For The Motion Picture 'Bennie Stout' And Stefan De Walle 2011-Present . From 1991 To 2017 Jan Decleir Was The Official Sinterklaas On Belgian TV. He Was Replaced By Wim Opbrouck. Other Actors Who Played The Role Of Sinterklaas In Movies Or On TV Include Fred Butter Fred Van Der Hilst Robert-Jan Wik Wim Rijken Robert Ten Brink Peter Faber Wilbert Gieske Hans Kesting And Hans Teeuwen. Sinterklaas Is The Subject Of Many Dutch Children's Songs Dating Back A Few Hundred Years. The Earliest Known Examples Of Saint Nicholas Songs Are Religious Hymns Concerning His Miracles And Patronage Of Sailors Children And Women. The Oldest Of Such Songs Are 'O Jhesu Bruydegom Soet' 1614 'Sint Nicolas Eerweerdighe Prelaet' 1634 'Compt Kinderen Bly Nae D'Ouwe Seeden' 1644 And 'Vryster-Bee Aan Sint Niklaas' 1654 . The Most Popular Sinterklaas Songs Originated Between The Early 19th And Early 20th Century Including 'Sinterklaas Kapoentje' Traditional 'Sancte Claus Goed Heylig Man' Traditional ' Zie Ginds Komt De Stoomboot' Written By Jan Schenkman 'Zie De Maan Schijnt Door De Bomen' Written By Joannes Josephus Viotta And Jan Pieter Heije And 'O Kom Er Eens Kijken' Written By Katharina Leopold . Some Of These Melodies However Were Lifted From Older Folk Songs Often Of German Origin. While Traditional St. Nicholas Repertoire Has Been A Staple For Children's Choirs Since At Least The 1940s From The 1970s Onwards New Sinterklaas Songs Have Been Written And Recorded By Popular Dutch Artists Like Henk & Henk André Van Duin Kinderen Voor Kinderen Ome Henk Henk Temming Jochem Van Gelder And De Club Van Sinterklaas. Some Of The Actors Who Portrayed The Bishop In The Iconic Red Robe Have Made Recordings Credited To Either Themselves Or Sinterklaas / Sint Nicolaas. read less