Chicago

Oh! You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why:
Santa Claus is coming to town!

He's making a list
He's checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town!
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

So...You better watch out, You better not cry
You better not pout, I'm Telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Little tin horns, little toy drums
Rudy-toot-toot and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town

Little toy dolls that cuddle and coo
Elephants, boats and Kiddie cars too
Santa Claus is coming to town

The kids in Girl and boy land
Will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a toy land town
All around the Christmas tree

Ohh....You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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