Here Comes Santa Claus

About Here Comes Santa Claus

"Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" is a Christmas song originally written and performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Oakley Haldeman. Autry's original recording (in which he pronounces Santa Claus as "Santy Claus") was a top-10 hit on the pop and country charts; the song would go on to be covered many times in the subsequent decades. Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade (now the Hollywood Christmas Parade) in Los Angeles, during which crowds of spectators chanted, "Here comes Santa Claus". This inspired him to write a song that Haldeman set to music. Autry's lyrics combined two veins of the Christmas tradition, the mythology of Santa Claus and the Christian origin of the holiday (most explicitly in its mention of the nativity promise of "peace on Earth"). A demo recording was made by singer/guitarist Johnny Bond, whose recording made use of ice cubes to mimic the sound of the jingling sleigh-bells. This inspired the use of real sleigh-bells in Autry's own recording of the song. more »

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1985

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Oh, Santa Claus is coming 'round, he's coming 'round
Tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right
Down Santa Claus Lane

Vixon and Blitzen and all his reindeer pulling on the rein

Bells are ringing and children are singing and all is merry and bright

Hang your stocking and say your prayers, cause Santa
Claus is coming tonight.

Oh, here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus Lane

(Da-ra-di-da-ra)
He's got a bag that's filled with toys for the boys and
Girls again

(Da-ra-di-da-ra)
Hear those sleigh bells, jingle jangle jingle, oh gosh,
What a beautiful sight

So jump in bed and cover up your head cause Santa Claus
Is coming tonight.

Oh, here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus Lane

He doesn't care if you're rich or poor cause he loves
You just the same
The Santa knows that we're all God's children and that
Makes everything right

So fill your hearts with the Christmas cheer cause
Santa Claus is coming tonight.

Oh, here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus Lane

He'll come around when the times ring out that it's
Christmas morn' again
Peace on earth will come to all if we just kind of
Follow the light

So let's give thanks to the Lord above cause Santa
Claus is coming tonight.

So let's give thanks to the Lord above cause Santa
Claus is coming

(Yes, he's coming)

Tonight!

Wheeahm-bahm-bahm!

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Ray Conniff

Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. more »

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