Rolling Stone lists Springsteen’s cover of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as one of the greatest rock Christmas songs of all time. Springsteen’s link to the song goes back several decades. Fans and radio stations played Springsteen’s version before it was officially released when a live 1975 Long Island recording finally appeared on the B-Side to “My Hometown” in 1985.
Earlier this month on December 4, 2012, Bruce Springsteen pulled out his classic cover of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and it was captured in a good quality recording. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you cannot help but smiling at this performance. [December 2013 Update: The December 4, 2012 performance is no longer available on a high-quality video, so below is a performance from 2007.]
For other videos from this December 4 show, check out Blogness on the Edge of Town.
What is your favorite version of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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