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Santa Claus Is Back in Town
Words & Music:
Jerry Leiber/ Mike StollerWell, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is falling on the ground
Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is falling down
Well you be a real good little girl
Santa Claus is back in town
Got no sleigh with reindeer
No sack on my back
You're gonna see me comin' in a big black caddilac
Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is falling on the ground
Well you be a real good little baby
Santa Claus is back in town
Hang up your pretty stockings
And turn off the light
Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight
Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is falling on the ground
Well you be a real good little baby
Santa Claus is back in town Recorded:
1957/09/07, first released on
Elvis' Christmast albumReactions
Imagine putting on the Christmas album and not expecting this. Must be a shocker. How can you rock so hard without guitars? Simple when you have Elvis, DJ & Dudley Brooks. Elvis came up short one song for the Christmas album, so Leiber/Stoller wrote it on the spot, naming it Christmas blues. It took Elvis seven takes to record. Then it was renamed into SCIBIT. My favourite Christmas song off all time.
This is such a spectacular, electrifying, groovy, unique, catchy, fun and stunning track and Elvis easily has the very best rendition of it. It's a true masterpiece of a record for sure. It's one of 24 songs that Elvis recorded that was written by the brilliant and iconic songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Great song, great album. 5 stars.
This is the BEST Christmas song EVER, I give this 100 stars
An absolutely outstanding and stunning track, and not only is it easily the best Christmas song he ever recorded, it vies for consideration as one of the best 50's tracks he ever recorded.
Absolutely five star song. Not only his best Christmas recording, but I dare to say amongst the 20 finest recordings of his entire career.
Simply the greatest Christmas Rock/Pop song of all-time! An instant classic.
An instant classic from the best-selling Christmas album of all-time, sorry Mannheim Steamroller.
This was an instant classic even before it was put on record, after that It's the BEST Christmas record of all and any time.
Great Bluesy Rock and soul song/performance from the first Christmas album. One of my favorites, along with "Santa, bring my baby back to me". I know its not Traditional Christmas music, but its fun !!!
The "Jailhouse Rock" of Christmas songs. Elvis, the rocker, never sounded better than he does on this one. If you don't give this one 5 stars, then I would dare say you don't understand or appreciate, Elvis, The King Of Rock N' Roll".
An untraditional christmas song with a rocking king. love this song one of my fav elvis xmas song. rock on!
Elvis and Christmas. I get up, have a great 'Ulster Fry' for breakfast, wait for my son, daughter-in-law & grandson to arrive. Then we all sit around our 'real' Christmas tree and open our presents, with an Elvis Christmas Cd playing in the back ground. One of the tracks has to be 'Santa Claus is back in Town'. It's only May but I'm looking forward to yet another Christmas with my family & Elvis.
This is just another great kapow-song from the Elvis & Leiber/Stoller hit factory. I don't agree though, that Leiber/Stoller and Elvis always delivered dynamite songs. Anyone remember Three Corn Patches? I try not to!
"Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight" yeah REAL Christmassy! ;-) Without a doubt the raunchiest carol ever recorded. Love it!
I have nothing with Christmas and Christmas songs, but this one rocks! This should be on the regular Christmas song list. I would tune in on a program!
Elvis proves to be a superb bluessinger here. I wish he would have done more things like this. The only stain on this otherwise immaculate recording is the irritating backing vocal by the Jordonaires.
I like thiso one, but "Here Comes Santa Claus" is more to my taste. I'm pretty traditional when it comes to Christmas songs.
THE Ultimate Rock'n Roll Christmas Song. Love the original (my wife HATES it) and love the 1968 Special version. The TTWII rehearsel version is too soft, not rock 'n roll enough.
The best rock n roll Christmas song of all time, hands down. Leiber & Stoller & Elvis. A combination that never failed to deliver. I wish this one got played as much as Blue Christmas.
I'm sure even Santa Claus himself likes that one...
One of the many classic tracks from Elvis' Christmas Album, one that I never get tired of hearing
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