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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 17, 2016 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Today is the fifth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas.
The song of the day for Sunday, December 18, 2016 is “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.”

About This Song

Written by the songwriting team of J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie in 1934, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” had a spectacular debut. The song was first sung on Eddie Cantor’s radio show in November, 1934. On the day after the broadcast, there were 100,000 orders for the sheet music; by Christmas, over 400,000 copies of the sheet music had been sold. It remains a perennial favorite of kids of all ages.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” with the Count Basie Big Band for the 2008 album A Swingin’ Christmas. The arrangement is by Bill Holman and features Andy Snitzer on alto saxophone.

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

Listen to Santa Claus Is Coming to Town on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2008.


“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” as well as A Swingin’ Christmas, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: A Swingin' Christmas, Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots, Tony Bennett

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