Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

~ Recording by Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Santa Claus is Coming to Town2:40J. Fred CootsWhite ChristmasBoston Pops Orchestra, Arthur FiedlerAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon419 414-2
1.10Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:35Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraPops Christmas PartyArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
RCA Gold SealAGL1-3436
1.10Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:35Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraPops Christmas PartyArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
RCA Gold SealAGK1-3436
1.2Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town?:??Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraHappy Holidays, Volume 15Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA Special Products (a label of BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.)DPLI-0453
1.17Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:38Arthur Fiedler and the Boston PopsA Christmas FestivalArthur Fiedler and the Boston PopsAlbum
RCA Gold Seal6428-2-RG
1.5Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:40Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraA Christmas FestivalArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
Reader’s Digest
1.7Santa Claus is Coming to Town2:40Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraWhite ChristmasArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon419 414-2
2.3Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:39Arthur Fiedler and The Boston PopsA Glorious ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum
Reader’s Digest3948
1.5Santa Claus Is Coming To Town2:40J. Fred Coots, Haven GillespieEncore ChristmasThe Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler, John WilliamsAlbum
Holly MusicHMCD 3002
2.18Santa Claus is Comin' to Town2:37The Boston "Pops" OrchestraGlorious ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum
Reader’s Digest, BMG Africa, EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!), Gallo GRC, PolyGram SA (not for release label use; South Africa subsidiary)RA703/GLOC/CIB
1.8Santa Claus is Comin' to Town2:41Boston Pops OrchestraChristmas TreasuresVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor, Living Stereo (series by RCA Victor, do not use as a label)09026-61867-2
1.4Santa Claus Is Coming To Town2:40Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraA Christmas FestivalArthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
PolyGram442 806-2
1.21Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:39J. Fred CootsPops Christmas PartyArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
RCA Victor09026-61685-2
2.14Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:40The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra conducted by Arthur FiedlerThe Wonder of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDCD 851-855
1.17Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:39Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraChristmas at the PopsArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-08-15
RCA Victor09026-68266-2
2.14Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town2:40Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraThe Wonder of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest300681300
1.1Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:40J. Fred CootsChristmas FavoritesArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
BMG Special Products75517446652
1.10Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:38Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops OrchestraChristmas in New York CityVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.9Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:40Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraSilent Night: Classical Christmas HighlightsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697 51956 2
1.4Santa Claus Is Coming to Town2:40J. Fred CootsA Christmas FestivalArthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
  • MX2010-04-06
  • US2010-04-06
Universal Special Products
1.21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:37J. Fred Coots & Haven GillespiePops Christmas PartyArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
  • XW2010-08-23
RCA Red Seal
1.10Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:39Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraPops Christmas PartyArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
  • GB2010-11-12
Sony Music Entertainment International
1.10Santa Claus Is Coming to Town2:40Leroy Anderson111 Classics for ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-10-06
Deutsche Grammophon479 4085
1.17Santa Claus is Comin 'To Town2:38Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraChristmas Parade ClassicalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2014-11-28
Green Grass Records
1.47Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town2:38Boston Pops Orchestra and Arthur FiedlerA Christmas Winterland: Greatest Instrumental ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum
  • XW2016-11-04
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.17Santa Claus is Comin' to Town2:40J. Fred CootsThe Ultimate Pops Christmas Party!Boston Pops, Arthur FiedlerAlbum + Compilation
Real Gone Music (US reissue label estd. 2011 by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.)RGM-1645
1.17Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:38J. Fred Coots & Haven GillespieA Christmas FestivalArthur Fiedler and the Boston PopsAlbum
RCA Classics Christmas
2.3Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:39Arthur Fiedler and The Boston PopsA Glorious Christmas (Club Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum
Reader’s Digest, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)RB7-171-1, RB7-171-3, ZCD3-5851, ZCD3-5853
1.21Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:41J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie, Jack Mason, Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraPops Christmas PartyArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops OrchestraAlbum
RCA Victor

Relationships

engineer:James Nichols
producer:Nathaniel S. Johnson
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:The Boston ‘Pops’ Orchestra (ended, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
conductor:Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (ended, from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16)
arranger:Jack Mason (classical arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1959)
recording of:Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (ended)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (from 1959-05-15 until 1959-05-16: instrumental)

Related works

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

lyricist:Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Haven Gillespie Music Publishing
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Leo Feist Ltd
Leo Feist, Inc.
SBK United Partnership
The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
referred to in medleys:Mix 2 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 1)
Santa Claustrophobia (order: 1)
Santa Claus (order: 2)
Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 5)
Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 5)
Smooth Jazz Christmas Overture: Let It Snow / Winter Wonderland / What Child Is This (Greensleeves) / Angels We Have Heard on High / Jingle Bells / Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (order: 6)
Megamix 1 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 7)
Mix One (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 7)
later parody versions:Scientifically Accurate Santa Claus
Yaoi Press is Coming to Con
又到聖誕
later translated parody versions:Julesmølfen kommer i nat
later translated versions:Julenissen kjem hit i kveld
Julenissen kommer i kveld
Nikolaus‐Lied
Nu tror du på tomten igen
Père Noël arrive ce soir
Santa Claus domani verrà
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town ("Eine musikalische Schlittenfahrt" (Peter Alexander))
Santa Klauss nāk
Tomten kommer snart
サンタがまちにやってくる
サンタが町にやってくる (Santa ga Machi ni Yattekuru)
聖誕老人從天降
later versions:Henry Morgans Coming to Port
is the basis for:MILKY CHRISTMAS (INTRO)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
arrangements:Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (John Zorn arr.)
music quoted in:Lit vert
lyrics quoted in:Maybe This Year