This song like the ones listed above was almost an overnight success and continues to this day to be remarkably popular. It dates back to 1934 when it initially appeared on Eddie Cantor’s radio show in November of that year. ‘Santa Claus is Coming To Town’, by Fred Coots and Haven GillespieĬurrent information would indicate that this song has been recorded by over 200 different artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to The Andrew Sisters. A delightful and unpretentious Christmas standard.Ĥ. There is a smooth section of imitative entries of the melody that then leads back to the original material. The ending is an interesting twist and shows Shearing’s love of the world of Classical music. The characteristic Shearing sound with vibraphone and piano doubling the melodic line illuminate the song that alternates between a gentle swing and a double-time tempo. It is the jazz impresario George Shearing and his Quintet who play this jazz version of the famous song that is in the vein of a light Christmas tune. It is then that the song is sung to Tootie but her mood sadly remains despairing. Her mood is echoed by her sister Tootie who is also upset as Esther’s discovers on her return home. The problem is for Esther that even though she is now engaged to John it means a move to New York to be with him and she is apprehensive. The song itself appears in the film shortly after Esther, played by Garland, accepts a proposal of marriage from her sweetheart John (Tom Drake). It is one of the most recorded Christmas songs ever written made equally famous by great names like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and more recently by the crooner Michael Bublé and the more unlikely Sam Smith. Louis’ in 1944, the song became an almost instant hit. After Judy Garland introduced this song to the waiting world in the musical film called ‘Meet Me in St.
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