Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

About 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. 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 .

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About this song

Credited to

Mariah Carey

Album

Merry Christmas · Track 8 of 10

Released

October 28, 1994

Duration

3:24

On Last.fm

237,136 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Merry Christmas