Good. Bad. Asleep. Awake. Supernatural being, Santa Claus, gets “real” with Marypat about the true meaning of Christmas and what’s in it for him. From Jesus to reindeer and presents to presence, Marypat and St. Nick go deep into time and space to determine how naughty, nice or perhaps creepy the jolly entity is.
]THE SONG:
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town is a Christmas song written in 1934 by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. It was first recorded by banjoist Harry Reser and his band. J.Fred Coots was a writer for Eddie Cantor’s radio show which was wildly popular at the time. Coots pushed for the host to perform Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town. Cantor wanted to pass on the song but was convinced by his wife, Ida, to give it a try. When Eddie Cantor sang and broadcast Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 1934 by, it became a hit; by Christmas, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. Cantor had pre-recorded the records and printed the sheet music in anticipation of the song taking off. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town has been recorded by over 200 artists including Bing Crosby, Neil Diamond, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber. The first US Top 40 entry for Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town was the 1962 version by The Four Seasons. Featuring Frankie Valli, it hit #23. In 1970, Rankin-Bass produced Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, an hour-long animated TV film based on the song, with Fred Astaire narrating the origin of Santa Claus. The most enduring version in the modern era is Bruce Springsteen’s. Bob Rivers did a parody of Springsteen’s version called Santa Claus is Foolin’ Around which is about how Santa Claus will steal your lady if you’re not careful. Link to the first recording of Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
THE SHOW:
Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.
Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com
Additional music provided by Icarus
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