# I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119 "2011-12-22T21:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/1 "2011-12-22T21:09:56Z")
I can’t be the only kid that was freaked out by this song, can I? Even though I “get it” now that I’m older, I still can’t listen to it. Is this just me being a ditz? ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/2 "2011-12-22T21:11:05Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I can’t be the only kid that was freaked out by this song, can I? Even though I “get it” now that I’m older, I still can’t listen to it. Is this just me being a ditz? I can’t listen to it, not because of the lyrics, but because it makes my ears bleed. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/3 "2011-12-22T21:23:19Z")
It’s an awful song. It’s creepy and terrible. The only christmas song that makes me want to blow my brains out more is simply having a wonderful christmas time. simply having a wonderful christmas time. siiimply haaaving a wonderful christmas time! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/4 "2011-12-22T21:27:50Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > It’s an awful song. It’s creepy and terrible. The only christmas song that makes me want to blow my brains out more is simply having a wonderful christmas time. simply having a wonderful christmas time. siiimply haaaving a wonderful christmas time! [This should put you in a better mood.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_Y1wAJ2MU) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/5 "2011-12-22T21:30:51Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [This should put you in a better mood.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_Y1wAJ2MU) That song is among the worst things ever to happen to music, Christmas or shoes. I can’t even begin to muster as much loathing as it truely deserves. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/6 "2011-12-22T21:37:23Z")
> [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](#): > > That song is among the worst things ever to happen to music, Christmas or shoes. I can’t even begin to muster as much loathing as it truely deserves. I know. That’s why I linked to it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/7 "2011-12-22T21:38:18Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I know. That’s why I linked to it. 😛 Bah humbug to you too.😛 ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/8 "2011-12-22T21:41:25Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I can’t be the only kid that was freaked out by this song, can I? Even though I “get it” now that I’m older, I still can’t listen to it. Is this just me being a ditz? I don’t think it was just you. There were plenty of things I didn’t understand as a kid, but just chalked it up to not being old enough. With this song l I felt like “Hey, if it’s about Santa then its for me.” And it wasn’t. Still isn’t. Even now that I “get it” the tickling part bugs me. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/9 "2011-12-22T21:52:04Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [This should put you in a better mood.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_Y1wAJ2MU) That’s just mean. [This one is better.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjwiwcUKK1c) ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/10 "2011-12-22T21:54:16Z")
[Relevant comic strip](http://www.gocomics.com/soup-to-nutz/2011/12/22) ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/11 "2011-12-22T22:02:34Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > [Relevant comic strip](http://www.gocomics.com/soup-to-nutz/2011/12/22) BWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAAA!!! Best laugh I’ve had all week. [This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7xqqt1Vgs&feature=related) is the definitive Christmas song. ---
**Author:** ![BTEzra04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/12 "2011-12-22T23:39:31Z")
You’re definitely not the only one who didn’t like it. It’s always struck me as strange and creepy too–the kid sounds so delighted that mommy is kissing “Santa”–_not being faithful to daddy, from his perspective_–and it always weirded me out. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/13 "2011-12-22T23:46:08Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > The only christmas song that makes me want to blow my brains out more is simply having a wonderful christmas time. simply having a wonderful christmas time. siiimply haaaving a wonderful christmas time! No!!! I just got this song out of my head after hearing it yesterday. :mad:😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/14 "2011-12-23T00:01:30Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > [Relevant comic strip](http://www.gocomics.com/soup-to-nutz/2011/12/22) I always thought an appropriate second verse to that song would have been “Then I saw daddy murder Santa Claus…” ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/15 "2011-12-23T01:05:58Z")
I find the Jackson 5 version disturbing now, considering Joe’s legendary temper and Michael’s delight in going to Dad to tell on Mom… ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/16 "2011-12-23T04:15:51Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > [Relevant comic strip](http://www.gocomics.com/soup-to-nutz/2011/12/22) It was many years before I figured out that Mommy _wasn’t_ a tramp. I mean; it was Santa. Who wouldn’t have him on your ‘list’? For me, I can’t stand Gramma Got Run Over By A Reindeer. It’s bad country, a stupid idea, and death/mutilation. Gosh, that just says Christmas all over. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/17 "2011-12-23T06:02:06Z")
And of course there’s the “I saw Daddy . . .” version. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/18 "2011-12-23T14:29:02Z")
_I saw mommy f_\*_ing Santa Claus She said it was because of menopause_ ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/19 "2011-12-23T18:29:00Z")
I grew up in one of those “complicated” families with a number of tenuously related siblings, and this song always upset me as it was so. . . plausible. The fact that Santa is the kid’s dad always occurred to me as a secondary possibility. Did anyone’s dad ever really dress up as Santa to do the Xmas night thing, really? Is that one of those upper-Bourgeois things? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119/20 "2011-12-23T19:25:37Z")
According to the Wikipedia page, this song was originally banned by the Roman Catholic Chur ch in Boston: > [@](#): > > Boyd’s record was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church in Boston when it was released on the grounds that it mixed kissing with Christmas, ignoring the fact that mistletoe, under which many couples kiss, is traditionally hung in many homes during the Christmas season. Boyd was photographed meeting with the Archdiocese to explain the song. After the meeting, the ban was lifted. > **[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_Mommy_Kissing_Santa_Claus)** > > "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is a Christmas song with music and lyrics by British songwriter Tommie Connor and first recorded by American singer Jimmy Boyd in 1952. The song has since been covered by many artists, with the Ronettes's 1963 and the Jackson 5's 1970 versions being the most famous. > The original recording by Jimmy Boyd, recorded on 15 July 1952, when he was 13 years old, reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in December 1952, and on the Cash Box chart at the beginni... **Johnny L.A.** wrote: > [@](#): > > I saw mommy f\*\*\*ing Santa Claus > She said it was because of menopause From the Wikipedia artiocle: > [@](#): > > …(Spike) Jones also recorded a parody for his personal pleasure titled “I Saw Mommy Screwing Santa Claus.” I didn’t know Spike Jones did that sort of thing. Now I want to get morre of his stuff. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/607119.md?page=2)