# "Santa Claus is Coming..." Version Info

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 20, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-version-info/775226 "2016-12-20T14:57:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-version-info/775226/1 "2016-12-20T14:57:17Z")

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I am trying to find a particular version of “Santa Claus…” but I am having no luck. I’m hoping for help.

The into is sort of 60’s surf music but the distinguishing feature is the backing vocals.

The backing vocals are done in a sort of high-pitched whine - think the high part in “Big Girls Don’t Cry” complete with the “cry-yie-yie” stylings.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-version-info/775226/2 "2016-12-20T16:00:07Z")

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My first thought would be The Beach Boys, but their Little St Nick ( Little Deuce Coupe) is the closest thing I can remember them doing for Christmas

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**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-version-info/775226/3 "2016-12-20T16:11:57Z")

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Sadly it is not them. They did Santa Claus but it is much more traditional.

Thank-you though.

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**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-version-info/775226/4 "2016-12-20T18:35:09Z")

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Found it!

[The Four Seasons](https://www.google.ca/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=yXhZWNP_IcPp8Ae8462gCA&gws_rd=ssl#q=four+seasons+santa+claus+is+coming+to+town)

There’s a particularly hot and pokey cranny in hell set aside just for them

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**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus-is-coming-version-info/775226/5 "2016-12-20T18:46:35Z")

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> [@Tread](#):
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> My first thought would be The Beach Boys, but their Little St Nick ( Little Deuce Coupe) is the closest thing I can remember them doing for Christmas

The Beach boys do indeed have a [whole album of Christmas songs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys'_Christmas_Album)with a version of [Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT1B21z62tE) I heard it on Sirius XM this weekend.