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The very first recording of this Christmas song was released in July 1952, with 13-year-old Jimmy Boyd singing. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s pop chart that year and No. 3 on the British chart the following year. The song was initially condemned by the Catholic Church in Boston, but a meetin...
[Intro: Chorus]
Oooh, oooh
[Verse 1: Jimmy Boyd]
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
[Verse 2: Jimmy Boyd & Chorus]
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
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
[Outro: Chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus was written by Tommie Connor.
Jimmy Boyd released I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus on Fri Sep 26 1952.