Product Description
"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. It was then sung on Eddie Cantor's
radio show in November 1934. This version 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, Bill Evans, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Michael Bublé, and The Jackson 5.
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