The song of the day for December 17, 2023, the fifth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.”
About This Song
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” was written in 1934 by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie and it 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.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” in June 1967 for his album Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town,” as well as Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album is available on Apple Music.
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