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"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.
Coots was born in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York [A] When he was 17, he began to work with Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. in New York [8] In 1916, his first hit song published, "Mr. Ford You've Got the Right Idea," words by Ray Sherwood, music by Coots; A. J. Stasny Music Co., publisher OCLC 726927577 [8] In 1919, actor-producer Eddie Dowling gave Coots his first chance at writing a musical score for ...
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Haven Gillespie, John Frederick Coots) – 2:58 " Jingle Bells " (Traditional) – 3:55 " The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) " with Toots Thielemans ( Mel Tormé , Robert Wells ) – 3:54
The other track new to the collection is a version of George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" by Taylor and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, which originally appeared on Ma's 2008 holiday album Songs of Joy & Peace. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Album at the 50th Grammy Awards .
In Singapore, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" charted at number 4 on January 1, 1966 [5] before peaking at number 1 on January 15, 1966 — the same week it charted at number 2 in Malaysia. [6] In February 1966, "My Favorite Things" charted at number 10 in Singapore.
[2] Side one features traditional carols, while the second side contains their contemporary, rock and pop flourishes. Lead singer Frankie Valli recalled in 2023 that the album was recorded within the span of one evening and finished up the next morning, before the band was set to appear at the Apollo Theater with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue . [ 3 ]
Many of his songs were inspired by chance moments in his life. He left for New York and became a journalist and composer of songs for vaudeville shows. He first gained notice in 1925 with "Breezin Along With The Breeze", in collaboration with Egbert Van Alstyne, Ervin R. Schmidt, and Loyal Curtis, which was recorded by Josephine Baker among ...
The track "I Pray for You" was one of the first songs which Big Kenny and John Rich wrote together. Prior to the duo's inception, both singers included it on their respective solo albums (Big Kenny's Live a Little and Rich's Underneath the Same Moon ), which were both recorded in 1999, with the former released in 2005 and the latter in 2006.