Released: October 12, 1987

Songwriter: Haven Gillespie J. Fred Coots

Producer: Jimmy Iovine

Ow!
Ohhh, here we are, this is...Another year's gone by
Ohhh, I want a bicycle (Merry Christmas.) with skates, 12-speed cruisers
Oh, I want a doll
And it's red too!

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

He's making a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He knows that you are sleeping
And he knows that you're awake
And he knows that you've been bad or good
So you better be good for goodness sake
(Oh, you better be good for goodness sake.)

Ooooooooh, you better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout. I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Oh yeah.)
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town. Ow!

He's coming, children. (Come on, Santa!)
Go, Santa, go!
Come on, Christmas! (Santa's coming.)
Get up, children, I got to play. (Whoo!)
Come in, Santa!
Come on in, Santa, come on in!

The kids in Girl and Boy Land will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a Toyland all around the Christmas tree
(I said all around the Christmas tree.)
Owwwwwwwwwww!

You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout. I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Oh yeah.)
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Yeah, yeah.)
Santa Claus is coming to town (Oooh!)

With the little tin horns and the little tin drums
Rooty-toot-toots and rumpty-tum-tums
(Rumpty-tum-tums.)
Curly-haired dolls that cuddle and coo
Elephants, boats, and kiddie cars too!

Santa Claus is coming to town. (Oh yeah)
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Oh, oh, oh, oh.)
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Better watch out.)
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town. (Oh yeah.)
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town