Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. ~ Isaiah 7:14
Christmas Song Lyrics Compiled by Charles P. Scott
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Lyrics
Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry;
You better not pout, I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He's making a list, checking it twice;
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows when you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake.
So... You better watch out, you better not cry.
You better not pout, I’m Telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Little tin horns, little toy drums.
Rudy-toot-toot and rummy tum tums.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Little toy dolls that cuddle and coo,
Elephants, boats and Kiddie cars too.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
The kids in Girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee.
They're gonna build a toy land town
All around the Christmas tree.
Ohh.... You better watch out, you better not cry.
You better not pout, I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
About This Song
FIRST written in 1933, Santa Claus is Coming to Town apparently began life scrawled on the back of an envelope during a ride on the New York Subway. Penned by Haven Gillespoe and J. Fred Coots, it was first performed by US comic Eddie Cantor on his radio show. Cantor thought the song was too juvenile and had to be persuaded by his wife to give Santa Claus is Coming To Town a go. He sang it for the first time during a live radio broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – just as Santa entered the store. Within 24 hours, 100,000 copies of sheet music had been purchased, and another 300,000 had sold by Christmas.
