Cook takes Calliope on Christmas parade through Natchez
Published 9:04 am Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Burnley Cook plays the Calliope down Main Street, all over Downtown Natchez Cook played the instrument. in the bed of his truck.
Cook said this Calliope has 43 keys, and weighs 350 pounds. Playing the Piano and the Organ prepared him to play a Calliope. (Photo by Hunter Cloud for The Natchez Democrat)
A list of Christmas songs Burnley Cook attached to one of the Calliope Pipes. Each song is played by memory Cook said. (Photo by Hunter Cloud for The Natchez Democrat)
The truck drove down Silver Street to under-the-hill. Cook said Steamboats would have Calliopes on them. (Photo by Hunter Cloud for The Natchez Democrat)
Zechariah Hale accepts a candy cane along Burnley Cook’s route. Candy Canes were given out to people who wanted them.
A Caliope played by Burnley Cook is a replica of ones from 1900s-1930s Cook said.
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By HUNTER CLOUD
The Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Christmas songs filled the air Under the Hill and throughout Natchez Tuesday as Burnley Cook played a calliope in the bed of his truck as it paraded through town.
Cook played every Christmas song by memory from a list of song titles attached to one of the calliope pipes.
“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” “Silver Bells” and “Frosty the Snowman,” were just a few of the offerings.
Passengers in the truck handed out candy canes to children and adults as the vehicle made its way up and down streets in Downtown Natchez and Under-the-Hill.
People waved while taking videos and photos of Cook playing the Calliope.
Cook actually did a similar parade a couple of weeks ago and said Tuesday’s parade was a repeat performance.
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