“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” was first recorded and became a hit in November 1934, when Eddie Cantor performed it on his radio show.

Song origin

  • The Christmas song “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie in the early 1930s.
  • It first took off after Eddie Cantor featured it on his radio program in November 1934, prompting huge sheet‑music and record sales within 24 hours.

Clarifying what you might mean

  • If the question is about the song , the key date is its 1934 breakthrough broadcast and recording.
  • If you meant the stop‑motion TV special “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,” that separate production was released in the United States on December 13, 1970.

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