I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -- 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.


some people thought it was a little too risqué, the thought of a married woman, possibly having an affair. A closer listen implies that Santa Claus is actually the child's father, but this didn't stop radio stations in some cities, including Boston, from banning it when it came out. Columbia Records appealed to the Council of Churches to clear the song where it was banned. The tactic worked, and it became a Christmas favorite. (songfacts)