El Kadsre City Holiday Parade

The El Kadsre City Holiday Parade is an annual parade in downtown El Kadsre City that happens on the first Saturday night that comes after December 5th (St. Nicholas Day).

The parade generally starts with three El Kadsre City Police Department motorcycles forming somewhat of a triangle shape as they slowly drive down the avenue. They're followed by a marching band formed solely for the parade (notably missing instruments like Clarinets, Baritones/Euphoniums, and Tenor/Tom Drums), playing a somewhat altered (Horns now play off-beats Sousa-style, etc.) version of Jay Dawson's "Christmas Promenade" (which, in itself, is an arrangement of the classic christmas carol, "Jingle Bells"). Every performance of this peice is separated by a percussion cadence. The band consists of this lineup:


 * Drum Major
 * 4 Majorettes
 * 10 Tenor Trombones
 * 15 Trumpets
 * 2 Alto Saxophones
 * 2 Tenor Saxophones
 * 1 Baritone Saxophone
 * 4 French Horns
 * 1 Bass Trombone
 * 5 Sousaphones
 * 3 Flutes
 * 2 Piccolos
 * 5 Snare Drums
 * 3 Bass Drums (Non-Tonal, Unmuffled)
 * 2 Pairs of Cymbals
 * 3 Pairs of Sleigh Bells
 * 2 Glockenspiels

Following the Marching Band, a person marches with a flag featuring the parade's logo on it. After this, the lineup really depends on the year, though the float with Santa Claus in his sleigh (with 9 reindeer pulling it, counting Rudolph) alongside Mrs. Claus and several elves is always around the end of the parade, with only few things following it.

Of the marching bands that participate in this parade, the one that always comes last (as well as the largest one more often than not) is that from the University of El Kadsre. They currently play two pieces, both arranged by Tom Wallace; "Santa's Parade" (only slightly modified) and "Ode to Joy"  (heavily modified; tempo now stays consistent, a drum fill is added to what was a silent bit, etc.), separated by a short drum cadence. After playing the latter, a drum cadence leads into the band playing their college's fight song. This is followed by a series of various drum cadences. Based on the reactions and such of various parade goers, the peices they currently play are known to be considered the "biggest hits" played by the parade's marching bands.