The song of the day for Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the third day of a Tony Bennett Christmas is “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.”

About This Song

“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” was written in 1934 by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The song had a spectacular debut. It 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 Coming To Town” in June 1967 for Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album , recorded in 1968. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement.

“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” as well as Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album, is available on Apple Music.

We’ve also got a video of Tony Bennett’s recording of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” with The Count Basie Orchestra for the 2008 album A Swingin’ Christmas.