"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song, 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 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra (vocal by Sonny Schuyler) was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day. The song has been recorded by over 200 artists, including Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, The Crystals, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Michael Bublé and The Jackson 5. more »
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You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town, gather around He's making a list and checking it twice He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is comin' to town He sees you when you're sleepin' He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town With little tin horns and little toy drums Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums Santa Claus is comin' to town And curly head dolls that toddle and coo Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too Santa Claus is comin' to town The kids in girls and Boyland will have a jubilee They're gonna build a Toylandtown all around the Christmas tree You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town He sees you when you're sleepin' And he knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' You mean the big fat man with the long white beard He's comin' to town
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation. more »
