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Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You better watch out,
You better not cry,
Better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
Santa Claus is comin' to town.

He's making a list
And checking it twice,
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,
Better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
Santa Claus is comin' to town.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Lyrics

Lyrics

[Chorus]
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees when you are sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you been bad or good
So be good for goodness' sake

[Chorus]
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Curly head dolls that toddle and coo
Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees when you are sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you been bad or good
So be good for goodness' sake

[Chorus]
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming to town
To town
To town

"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song about Santa Claus written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie and originally sung by Harry Reser & His Band. When Eddie Cantor played it on his radio show in November 1934, it went viral; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and over 30,000 albums were sold. George Hall and His Orchestra's rendition for Bluebird Records (vocal by Sonny Schuyler) was extremely popular in 1934, reaching the different charts of the time.

Over 200 artists have recorded the song, including Mariah Carey, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, the Crystals, Neil Diamond, Fred Astaire, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Mitch Miller, Boxcar Willie, Bill Evans, Chris Isaak, the Temptations, the Pointer Sisters, the Carpenters, Michael Bublé, Luis Miguel, Michael Bolton, and the Jackson 5.

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie. The song was first recorded by Harry Reser and his band in 1934. Eddie Cantor initially debuted it on the radio that same year. Since 1970, television has presented an animated version of the same name.

This song is about Santa's renowned "naughty or nice" list. Every youngster wants to be on the pleasant list, and this song encourages them to do so. Children will easily learn the lyrics to this song, sometimes even pointing at each other for emphasis (in a positive, entertaining way).