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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.
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.
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 ]
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" (credited on the album as being performed by Charlie Daniels) (Haven Gillespie) – 3:08 "Run Run Rudolph" (Marvin Brodie, Marks) – 3:32 "Mama's Song" (Medlocke, G. Rossington, Thomasson, J. Van Zant) – 3:52 "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" – 3:39 "Classical Christmas" (Medlocke, J. Van Zant) – 2:09
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.
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.
"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)