Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American singer, musician, and actor. He was known for his recording of the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".

Boyd recorded the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" for Columbia Records, when he was 13. It became a hit, selling over two and a half million records in its first week's release and Boyd's name became known internationally. Columbia Records executives were baffled at the song's popularity. Read Full BioJimmy Boyd (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American singer, musician, and actor. He was known for his recording of the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".

Boyd recorded the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" for Columbia Records, when he was 13. It became a hit, selling over two and a half million records in its first week's release and Boyd's name became known internationally. Columbia Records executives were baffled at the song's popularity. They had already presented Boyd with two gold records. Boyd's record went to #1 on the charts again the following year at Christmas, and continues to sell as a Christmas song. It has reportedly sold more than sixty million copies since its initial release.

Boyd owned horses, so Columbia presented him with a silver mounted saddle. Inscribed in the silver plate on the back of the saddle were the words, "Presented by Columbia Records to Jimmy Boyd commemorating his 3,000,000 record of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'".

When first released, Boyd's record was banned in Boston by the Roman Catholic Church on the grounds it mixed sex with Christmas. Boyd made worldwide news when he went to Boston and met with the leaders of the Church to explain the song. The following Christmas the ban was lifted.

Boyd recorded several more hit records: teaming up with Frankie Laine in the spring of 1953 on "Tell Me a Story" (written by Terry Gilkyson), which reached #4, and "The Little Boy And The Old Man" (#24), and with Rosemary Clooney that summer on "Dennis the Menace," which reached #25.
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Jimmy Boyd Lyrics


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.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Tommie Connor

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Paola Marie Fuchs Stitelmann

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus .....
Underneath the mistletoe last night ....
She didn't see me creap - down the stairs to have a peek ....
She thought that I was tucked up in my Bedroom fast asleep !!

Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus .....
Tunderneath his beard so snowy white ....
What a laugh it would have been ....
If daddy had only seen .....
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night !!

( Coro )
I saw mommy kissing santa claus .....
Underneath the mistletoe last night ....

She didn't see me creap - down the stairs to have peak .....
She thought that I was tucked up in my Bedroom fast asleep .....

( Coro )
I saw mommy kissing santa claus .....
Underneath the mistletoe last night ....

What a laugh it would have been ....
If daddy had only seen .....

Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night !!

Jimmy Boyd (U:K.) July 15 - 1952



All comments from YouTube:

Allen Kopp

This is the best version of this song because it's sung by a child instead of an adult pretending to be a child. Jimmy Boyd sings it simply, the way it should be sung, without sexual innuendo.

Mickey McNaughton

Sure thing. Still, the biggest adult-child out of that (later) Jacko era appears to have been Michael Jackson's drug pushing physician.

Chris Mulwee

@Lunar Capital Agreed, Jackson 5 did the best. I'm sure Jimmy Boyd was a nice fellow, but he could NOT sing. He also SPOKE in a rather hayseed Southern Drawl, as he was an actor too.

Lunar Capital

Jackson 5’s version 1000x better. This kid’s voice is repulsive

carlosio5

I've heard this song in many versions, can't say I heard ANY rendition that has a "sexual innuendo"... guess one can't control what's in anybody's twisted imagination.

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bruv have you heard of michael jackson 😂😂

....I swear if you haven't seen the twelve year old him singing it then your childhood is completely lost-

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Jeffrey Berkin

Wonderful song. Shows the innocence of children, and their sense of magic. The world needs more of this.

Alexander

I like this version cause it's so natural and so simple, no special editing like they do now with songs.

Alex H

@:D I'm scares of it tbh. Jackson 5 smoked it

:D

This one Give a me the creeps.....meant to be for children , gonna give them nightmares....

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