I'm telling you why
He see's you when you're sleeping
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (sometimes with Coming changed to Comin') is a Christmas song. It was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit with orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and over 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.
The earliest known recorded version of the song was performed by George Happle and the Hotel Taft Orchestra (featuring Sonny Schuyler on vocals) in 1934. It was mostly an instrumental except for a 35-second vocal by Schuyler. The version shown in the Variety charts of December 1934 was Harry Reser featuring Tom Stacks on vocal. The song was an obvious sheet music hit, reaching #1. Surprisingly, no 1934 version achieved exceptional record sales. The song was also recorded on September 26, 1935, by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Many believe that Benny Goodman was the first to record the song, but in 1935 Goodman actually recorded the Johnny Mercer tune, "Santa Claus Came In The Spring." Goodman never recorded "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."
The song is a traditional standard at Christmas time, and has been covered by numerous recording artists. In 1970 Rankin-Bass produced an hour-long animated television special based on the song, with narrator Fred Astaire telling the original story of Santa Clause.
from: Wikipedia
Link: http://music.yeucahat.com/song/Festival-New-Years-Day/6247-Santa-Claus-is-coming-to-town~Disney.html
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I'm sorry that the words are too big though I corrected it in my mailbox for three times. The pictures cannot be seen.[that's another mistake] Sorry sincerely!
I love this song so much. And I think the jazz version of Ella Fitzgerald is the best. Her voice is so amazing~ You guys should check it.
Oops, I have a wrong spelling. I want to say "hope you like it."
Thank you guys! I like the version you suggested too! We chose that version is because it's very cute and it is disney! Hope you enjoy it!
I've just watched the vid which Gina recommended. Gee! The santa in the vid is so evil and violent. But I like it,haha.
Wow! Great! Perfect! Wonderful! Ideal! The song is totally amazing and cute. I love disney characters very much. I guess Micky, Minnie, Donald(唐老鴨),and Golfield(高飛)are singing it,right? You are such a great team.
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