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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 American stop-motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in New York. The film is narrated by Fred Astaire and stars the voices of Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Robie Lester, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees, as well as an assistant song performance by the Westminster Children's Choir.
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. [1] When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold.
In 1934, when Gillespie brought him the lyrics to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Coots came up with the outline of the melody in just ten minutes. Coots took the song to his publisher, Leo Feist , who liked it but thought it was "a kids' song" and didn't expect too much from it. [ 7 ]
Robie Lester (March 23, 1925 – June 14, 2005) was an American voice artist, actress, and singer, best known as the voice of "Miss Jessica" in the Rankin/Bass animated special Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, the singing voice of Eva Gabor in Disney's The Aristocats and The Rescuers, and the original "Disneyland Story Reader" for Walt Disney Records read-alongs.
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town was the last Rankin/Bass television special for Fred Astaire, who also played narrator S.D. Kluger in the previous holiday special, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970). It is also a semi-sequel to the earlier special — Santa Claus is only mentioned once in the special and as such, it shares many ...
Jackson 5 Christmas Album was the first Christmas album, and fourth studio album, by Motown family quintet the Jackson 5, released on October 15, 1970.Included on the Christmas Album is the Jacksons' hit single version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with The Andrews Sisters; recorded September 27, 1943) J. Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie: 2:41: 11. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (with The Andrews Sisters; recorded May 10, 1949) traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin: 3:23: 12. "Here Comes Santa Claus" (with The Andrews Sisters; recorded May 10, 1949)
Santa and the Satellite; Santa Baby; Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) Santa Claus and His Old Lady; Santa Claus Is a Black Man; Santa Claus Is Back in Town; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay; Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy; Santa Tell Me; Santa U Are the One; Santa, Can't You Hear Me; Santa's a Fat Bitch ...