Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Haven Gillespie Music Publishing
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Leo Feist Ltd
Leo Feist, Inc.
SBK United Partnership
The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-lyrics [info]
https://genius.com/Bing-crosby-santa-claus-is-comin-to-town-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/2997 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0044870922 [info]
Songfacts:https://www.songfacts.com/facts/eddie-cantor/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town [info]
Wikidata:Q1657305 [info]
referred to in medleys:Mix 2 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 1)
Santa Claustrophobia (order: 1)
Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 5)
Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 5)
Smooth Jazz Christmas Overture: Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland / What Child Is This (Greensleeves) / Angels We Have Heard on High / Jingle Bells / Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (order: 6)
Megamix 1 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 7)
Mix One (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 7)
later parody versions:Scientifically Accurate Santa Claus
Yaoi Press is Coming to Con
又到聖誕
later translated parody versions:Julesmølfen kommer i nat
later translated versions:Julenissen kjem hit i kveld
Julenissen kommer i kveld
Nikolaus‐Lied
Nu tror du på tomten igen
Père Noël arrive ce soir
Santa Claus domani verrà
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town ("Eine musikalische Schlittenfahrt" (Peter Alexander))
Santa Klauss nāk
Tomten kommer snart
サンタがまちにやってくる
サンタが町にやってくる (Santa ga Machi ni Yattekuru)
聖誕老人從天降
later versions:Henry Morgans Coming to Port
is the basis for:MILKY CHRISTMAS (INTRO)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
music quoted in:Lit vert
lyrics quoted in:Maybe This Year

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1934-10-24Santa Claus is Coming to TownHarry Reser and His Orchestra2:43
1935-09-26Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1935-09-26, mx. 95144-1)Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:21
1935-09-26Santa Claus Is Coming to TownTommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:23
1943-09-27Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1943-09-27 recording)coverBing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra2:42
1943-09-29Santa Claus Is Coming to TownBing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters2:39
1946-08-01Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (recorded August 1, 1946)Perry Como and The Satisfiers with Russ Case and His Orchestra?:??
1947-09Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TowncoverJohnny Mercer with The Pied Pipers and Paul Weston & His Orchestra2:46
1947-12-28Santa Claus Is Coming to TowncoverFrank Sinatra2:35
1947-12-28Santa Claus Is Coming to TownFrank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra2:35
1950-08-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1950)coverEddy Arnold2:17
1953-11-30Santa Claus Is Coming to TowninstrumentalPaul Bley With Charles Mingus, Art Blakey3:34
1955-12-29Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (recorded 1955-12-29 for The Rosemary Clooney Show)Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole & His Trio1:02
1956-12-24Santa Claus Is Comin' to Towncover and liveFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians1:56
1957-06-28Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TowncoverThe Ames Brothers with Sid Ramin and His Orchestra2:16
1957-07-24Santa Claus Is Coming to TownGene Autry?:??
1959-05-15 – 1959-05-16Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TowninstrumentalBoston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler2:39
1959-07-13 – 1959-07-15Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1959 recording, stereo)Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers2:43
1960-06-19Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TowncoverPeggy Lee2:18
1960-07-15Santa Claus Is Coming to TowncoverElla Fitzgerald2:20
1961-10Santa Claus Is Coming to TowninstrumentalThe Ramsey Lewis Trio2:25
1962-03-06Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1962)coverEddy Arnold1:51
1963-01-10Santa Claus Is Coming to Towncover and instrumentalBill Evans4:32
1963-01-10Santa Claus Is Coming to Towncover and instrumentalBill Evans4:33
1963-09 – 1963-10Santa Claus Is Coming to TowncoverThe Crystals3:27
1963-12-18Santa Claus Is Coming to TowninstrumentalBill Evans4:25
1964-04-20Santa Claus Is Coming to TownJimmy Smith5:27
1964-06-18 – 1964-06Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1991 remix)coverThe Beach Boys2:21
1964-08-23Santa Claus Is Coming to TowncoverBill Evans2:24
1964-11-24Santa Claus Is Coming to TowninstrumentalBobby Timmons6:22
1966-10-28Santa Claus Is Coming to TowncoverBooker T. & the MG’s2:36
1967-06-17Marty the Martian / The Sound of Music / Mississippi Mud / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (live, 1967-06-17: Central Park, New York, NY, USA)live, medley and partialBarbra Streisand2:43
1967-08-09Santa Claus Is Comin' to Towncover and instrumentalBill Evans3:47
1967-08-09Santa Claus Is Coming to Towncover and instrumentalBill Evans3:46
1969-10-07Santa Claus Is Comin’ to TowncoverBill Anderson2:03
1970Santa Claus Is Coming to TowncoverJackson 52:24
1972-12-28Jingle Bells Medleylive, medley and partialOld St. Mary's Choir?:??
1975-12-02Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐02: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-12-03Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐03: Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen?:??
1975-12-12Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen4:12
1975-12-12Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen3:43
1975-12-12Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:27
1975-12-12Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen4:30
1975-12-12Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:42
1975-12-12Santa Claus Is Coming… (live, 1975‐12‐12: Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen4:23
1975-12-17Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐17: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-12-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐21: Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveBruce Springsteen4:26
1975-12-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐21: Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1975-12-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1975‐12‐21: Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:44
1975-12-21Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1975‐12‐21: Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:36
1975-12-21Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1975‐12‐21: Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:22
1976-10-06Christmas Medleycover and medleyThe Salsoul Orchestra12:08
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:13
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:06
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen5:13
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:28
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:40
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:05
1978-09-20Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐20: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:50
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen4:06
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:46
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:41
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:54
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:50
1978-09-21Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐21: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:44
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:58
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:58
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:58
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:58
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:46
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:01
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:37
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen5:55
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:37
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band6:35
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:41
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:58
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:02
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
1978-09-30Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐09‐30: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band7:14
1978-11-27Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐11‐27: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band3:55
1978-11-28Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐11‐28: Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA)liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band3:54
1978-11-29Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐11‐29: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:11
1978-11-29Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐11‐29: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:10
1978-12-01Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐12‐01: Lloyd Noble Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:37
1978-12-01Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐12‐01: Lloyd Noble Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:15
1978-12-03Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐12‐03: SIU Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band5:03
1978-12-07Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1978‐12‐07: Special Events Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:27
1978-12-08Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live, 1978‐12‐08: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band4:59
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