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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 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 "Deck the Halls" (Traditional) – 2:51 "Some Children See Him" (Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson) – 4:41
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 ...
By September 2023, it had sold 25,000 copies on vinyl. [9] In December 2023, the album was released as a double album on vinyl with its sequel A Philly Special Christmas Special as A Philly Special Christmas Special (The Deluxe Album 2022 & 2023). In its first week, it sold nearly 20,000 copies and debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200. [10]
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 Lane was released in the United States on October 15, 2002, by Walt Disney Records. [7] It was reissued on October 14 of the following year with the bonus track "What Christmas Should Be", and released by Buena Vista Records.
The song talks about Hank Williams giving a concert on October 15, 1951 (known from the lyrics "I Love Lucy debuted on TV"). In the words of C. Eric Banister (Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black), Cash and Jennings sing "of the excitement that accompanied an appearance by Williams" and of "the memories they'll always have of him."
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 3:28 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:16 "The Christmas Waltz" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:50 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:55 "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 3:07 "Winter Wonderland" (Richard ...