Preface
A funny yet slightly controversial Christmas song, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus can be heard on the radio almost every December without fail. Although for some countries that are not that familiar with the concept of Santa Claus, songs like these bear little meaning because they make no sense to them altogether.
Origin and History of the Carol
This traditional American Christmas song written by Tommie Connor and recorded by Jimmy Boyd reached the number one spot of the charts during 1952 and continued to make the news because the Catholic Church condemned the idea of Santa Claus and the idea of feeding the children an image of adultery so to speak.
You could say that it is a comedic Christmas song for adults in America because they still practice the tradition of feeding their children with the idea that a magical being named Santa Claus is responsible for all the gifts they receive during Christmas day. The fathers even go an extra mile by dressing up like Santa in red tights to reinforce the idea. In the scenario, this child sees Santa kissing his mother underneath the mistletoe and this is very confusing to him because the child adores Santa but knows that only his father should be kissing his mother. The pun is thinking about how many times this exact scenario may have happened to some American families and how parents had to explain to their children the truth about Santa because they try as much as possible to keep this truth from them to keep Christmas feel a little more magical.
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Lyrics
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
(T. Connor)
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night.
She didn't see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep;
She thought that I was tucked up
in my bedroom fast asleep.
Then, I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white;
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night.
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night.
She didn't see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep;
She thought that I was tucked up
in my bedroom fast asleep.
Then, I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white;
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night.
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Youtube Videos
Jackson 5 Version
Chipmunks Version
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Music Sheet and Guitar Chords
Digital Music Sheet, HERE.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Guitar Tab
Recorded by Brenda Lee
Written by Tommie Connor
G D7 G
I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
D7
Underneath the mistletoe last night
G
She didn't see me creep down the stairs to have a peek
A7 D7
She thought that I was tucked up in my Bedroom fast asleep
G D7 G
Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
C
Underneath his beard so snowy white
D7
What a laugh it would have been
G D7
If daddy had only seen
G D7 G
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
D7 G
I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
D7
Underneath the mistletoe last night
G
She didn't see me creep down the stairs to have peek
A7 D7
She thought that I was tucked up in my Bedroom fast asleep
repeat #2
D7 G D7 G
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
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