Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. The song has been recorded by over 200 artists, including Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Bill Evans, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Michael Bublé and The Jackson 5.
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“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. 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, Bill Evans, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Michael Bublé and The Jackson 5. Luis Miguel recorded the song in Spanish for his Christmas album Navidades de Santa Claus. In 1970, Rankin-Bass produced an hour-long animated TV film based on the song, with Fred Astaire narrating the origin of Santa Claus, and The Partridge Family included the song on A Partridge family Christmas Card.
A rock version byBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band was recorded on December 12, 1975 at C. W. Post College in Brookville, New York, by Record Plant engineers Jimmy Iovine and Thom Panunzio. This version remains a Springsteen concert favorite during the months of November and December, and the band is among the few that keep it in their roster of songs during the holidays.
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