<P> "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 . It became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours . The song has been covered by over 200 artists, including The Crystals, Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen and The Jackson 5 . </P> <P> The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934 (Decca 264A) featuring Tom Stacks on vocal, the version shown in the Variety charts of December 1934 . The song was a sheet music hit, reaching number 1 . The song was also recorded on September 26, 1935, by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra . </P>

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