"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (sometimes with Coming changed to Comin') is a Christmas song. It was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit with orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and over 400,000 copies sold by Christmas. The 1995 re-release album cover of White Christmas A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the Christmas period, and usually has lyrical content addressing the holiday, the winter season, or both. ... John Frederick Coots 2 May 1897 - 8 April 1985 was a Jewish-American songwriter. ... Haven Gillespie is a Tin Pan Alley writer. ... One of 12 Eddie Cantor caricatures by Frederick J. Garner for a 1933 Brown & Bigelow advertising card set. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The original version of it was recorded on September 26, 1935, by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra [1]. Many believe that Benny Goodman was the first to record the song, but in 1935 Goodman actually recorded the Johnny Mercer tune, "Santa Claus Came In The Spring." Goodman never recorded "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Tommy Dorsey, in a publicity shot for The Big Apple Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was a popular American songwriter and singer. ...

The song is a traditional standard at Christmas time, and has been covered by numerous recording artists. In 1970 Rankin-Bass produced an hour-long animated television special based on the song, with narrator Fred Astaire telling the original story of Santa Claus. Artists that have made notable covers of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" include the following: A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ... The term pop standards refers to an American songwriting, arranging, and singing style that is widely considered as the high point of Western vocal popular music. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Rankin-Bass (aka Videocraft International) is an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials. ... Santa Claus Is Comin to Town is a 1970 stop motion television movie, made by Rankin-Bass. ... “Astaire” redirects here. ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ...

• All 4 One
• Vanessa Amorosi
• Gene Autry
• The Beach Boys
• David Benoit
• Tony Bennett
• Michael Bolton
• Boston Pops Orchestra
• Dave Brubeck
• The California Raisins
• Mariah Carey
• Gnarkill (Alternative cover)
• The Carpenters
• Ray Charles
• The Cheetah Girls
• Richard Clayderman
• Rosemary Clooney
• Nat King Cole
• Perry Como
• Ray Conniff Singers
• The Covered Sleigh Band
• Bing Crosby
• The Crystals
• Neil Diamond
• Tommy Dorsey
• Hilary Duff
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Fourplay
• Girl Authority
• Vince Gill
• Natalie Grant
• Merle Haggard
• Woody Herman
• Chris Isaak and Stevie Nicks
• Burl Ives
• Alan Jackson
• The Jackson Five
• The Judds
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• The Manhattan Transfer
• Johnny Mathis
• Jimmy McGriff
• Mitch Miller and the Gang
• Michael Martin Murphy
• The Oak Ridge Boys
• Dolly Parton
• The Partridge Family
• The Pointer Sisters
• Alvino Rey with the King Sisters
• Emma Roberts
• The Rubber Band
• Frank Sinatra (including a duet with Cyndi Lauper)
• Slade
• Kate Smith
• Bruce Springsteen (popular radio version)
• George Strait
• The Supremes
• James Taylor
• The Temptations
• Randy Travis
• Dave Valentin
• Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
• Lawrence Welk
• Wynonna
• Luis Miguel
• State The Obvious

Mariah Carey recorded her version of the song for her holiday album Merry Christmas (1994), and in 2005 (see 2005 in music), a re-recording co-produced by Jermaine Dupri was included on the album's anniversary re-release and released as a CD single with the purchase of the 2005 DVD of the 1970s film Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. All-4-One is a male R&B group best known for their hit single I Swear from their self-titled 1994 debut album. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gene Autry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... David Benoit, (born May 9, 1953) is an American jazz fusion / contemporary jazz pianist, composer and producer, who is from Los Angeles, California. ... For other persons named Tony Bennett, see Tony Bennett (disambiguation). ... 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Trivia

• Dudley Moore performed a drunken rendition of the song in Arthur.
• Lead singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler guest starred in Lizzie McGuire in the episode Xtreame Xmas as Santa Claus and himself singing Santa Claus Is Coming to Town on Lizzie's float.
• In Futurama episode Xmas Story, it is parodied as "Santa Claus is Gunning You Down"
• Muppet Family Christmas features the Muppet Babies singing this song.
• On The Slammer, Outrage, a young band, performed this song and were soon released.

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References

• Story of the song from the December 1956 issue of "The Kiwanis Magazine" (excerpted at kiwanis.org)

Notes

See also

• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)