All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

About All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" is a novelty Christmas song written in 1944 by Donald Yetter Gardner while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York. He asked his second grade class what they wanted for Christmas, and noticed that almost all of the students had at least one front tooth missing as they answered in a lisp. Gardner wrote the song in 30 minutes. In a 1995 interview, Gardner said, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country. " The song was published in 1948 after an employee of Witmark music company heard Gardner sing it at a music teachers conference. The song was introduced in 1948 by singing group The Satisfiers on Perry Como's radio show, and originally recorded by Spike Jones & His City Slickers on December 6, 1947, with lead vocal by George Rock. That version (released by RCA Victor) reached the top of the pop charts in 1948, and again in 1949. The song has also been recorded by numerous other singers and performers, including Ray Stevens, George Strait, Danny Kaye with The Andrews Sisters, Urbie Green, The Platters, Dread Zeppelin, The Kelly Family, Nat King Cole (reportedly Gardner's favorite version), The Chipmunks, the Hampton String Quartet, The Three Stooges and Count von Count of Sesame Street. more »

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1988

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All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
My two front teeth, my two front teeth
Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth
Then I could wish you, Merry Christmas

It seems so long since I could say
Sister Susie, sitting on a thistle?
Gosh, oh gee, how happy I'd be
If I could only whistle

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
My two front teeth, my two front teeth
Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth
Then I could wish you, Merry Christmas

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
Two front teeth, two front teeth
Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth
Then I could wish you, Merry Christmas

It seems so long since I could say
Sister Susie, sitting on a thistle?
Gosh, oh gee, how happy I'd be
If I could only whistle

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
Two front teeth, two front teeth
Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth
Then I could wish you, Merry Christmas

It seems so long since I could say
Sister Susie, sitting on a thistle?
Gosh, oh gee, how happy I'd be
If I could only whistle

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
Two front teeth, my two front teeth
Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth
Then I could wish you, Merry Christmas

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Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was a musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. He was one of the first black Americans to host a television variety show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his death. more »

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