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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (arr. Tatgenhorst)

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J. Fred Coots

J Fred Coots (arr. John Tatgenhorst)


General Info

Year: 2006
Duration: c. 1:35
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Song
Publisher: Ludwig, through Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba/Electric Bass
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Conga
  • Sleigh Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934.

In 1934 when Gillespie brought him the lyrics to Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,'Coots came up with the skeleton of the music in just ten minutes. Coots took the song to his publisher, Leo Feist Inc., who liked it but thought it was "a kids' song" and didn't expect too much from it. Coots offered the song to Eddie Cantor who used it on his radio show that November and it became an instant hit. The morning after the radio show there were orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music and by Christmas sales had passed 400,000.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media


State Ratings

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