Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

Sourced context

"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day. The song has been recorded by over 200 artists including Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, the Crystals, Neil Diamond, Fred Astaire, Bruce Springsteen, the Temptations, The Pointer Sisters, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, the Carpenters, the Jackson 5, Michael Bublé, Luis Miguel, Michael Bolton, Justin Bieber, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga and Laufey.