(Shout with wild joy)
Hail, Santa Claus!
THE CAPTAIN AND THE HOST
(Falling back, murmur in awe)
Hail, Santa Claus!
(Overwhelmed, they bow down. Choirs of shrilly gladness break forth in Chorus, as the jingling sleigh-bells change to Pealing Chimes.)
Eleventh Chorus: A,8 and B,5. Chorus of the Christmas Tree
Part I. (Chorus A) The Pedlar-King
CHORUS
Hail—Santa Claus!