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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.
John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter. [1] He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows.In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest hit of either man's career, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."
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.
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.
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.
"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
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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.