<P> The song is a traditional Christmas standard and has been covered by numerous recording artists . Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters reached the Billboard charts briefly in 1947 with it . </P> <P> The 1951 version by Perry Como was popular; Gene Autry, the country - western artist, recorded a Christmas album with this title and featuring the song in 1953; and in 1963 the Four Seasons version charted at number 23 on Billboard . Also in 1963 producer Phil Spector included a version of the song on his rock album "A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector" performed by The Crystals . In 1970, Rankin - Bass produced Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, an hour - long animated TV film based on the song, with Fred Astaire narrating the origin of Santa Claus . </P> <P> In 1970 The Jackson 5 included the song on their best - selling album Jackson 5 Christmas Album . The Carpenters released the song as a single in 1974 . A rock version by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band inspired by the Crystals 1963 version, was recorded live at C.W. Post College in Brookville, New York on December 12, 1975 . This live version borrows the chorus refrain from the 1963 version by The Crystals . This version was eventually released first in 1982 as part of the Sesame Street compilation album In Harmony 2, and again in 1985 as a B - side to "My Hometown", a single from the Born in the U.S.A. album . Springsteen's rendition of the song has received radio airplay perennially at Christmastime for years; it appeared on Billboard magazine's Hot Singles Recurrents chart each year from 2002 to 2009 due to seasonal air play . Live performances of the song often saw the band encouraging the audience to sing some of the lyrics with--or in place of--the band's vocalists (usually the line "you'd better be good for goodness sake", and occasionally the key line "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" as well). Sometimes, concert crowds would sing along with the entire song, and the band would do nothing to dissuade those audiences from doing so . This version remains a Springsteen concert favorite during the months of November and December, and the band is among the few that keep it in their roster of songs during the holidays . Other well - known versions of this song include Mariah Carey from the album Merry Christmas (1994). </P> <P> Luis Miguel recorded the song in Spanish as "Santa Claus Llegó a La Ciudad" for his Christmas album Navidades (2006). His version of the song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart . </P>

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