I watched Obama with his family and others sing,' Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.' the other day.I wonder how well this went down with the millions who have lost their homes this year, and the millions who will struggle to eat and keep warm this Christmas in America.
It looks like a public relations stunt that was not in the best possible taste,or was this performance only for the ones who still can afford to eat and keep their families warm ? At best , it shows an amazing lack of sensitivity for a huge number of people who cannot afford to have anything like a decent Christmas time.
Even worse, does it show that the American government just does not care about these people ?
Or, is it, in your face; us elite are having good old Santa bring us everything and more that we want .
I find it disturbing. America though is not alone. Worldwide people are facing a cold,austerity packed winter. This austerity has spread , like a plague across the World, with poor old Greece bearing the brunt of it.
This is my take on it. With humble apologies to John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie who wrote the song and had , according to Wikipedia, an instant hit on their hands.
It was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became a smash, with orders of 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and more than 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
A. 1. You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why.
Santa Klaus Is Coming To Town.
A. 2. He's making a list
Checkin' you out
How much he takes
So you go without.
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
B. 3. He sees you when you're sleeping
He hates you to do that
But he's happy when he's keeping
Your heart going rat a tat tat.
A 4. Turn off your fire
Put on your coat
Remember the liars
And don't ever vote
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
B. 5. With little twin horns
And reindeer sleigh
Instead of giving
He's taking away
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
A.6 He robs you in the morning
He robs you in the night
He robs you till you're torn up
Inside and full of fright.
A. 7 You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why.
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
It looks like a public relations stunt that was not in the best possible taste,or was this performance only for the ones who still can afford to eat and keep their families warm ? At best , it shows an amazing lack of sensitivity for a huge number of people who cannot afford to have anything like a decent Christmas time.
Even worse, does it show that the American government just does not care about these people ?
Or, is it, in your face; us elite are having good old Santa bring us everything and more that we want .
I find it disturbing. America though is not alone. Worldwide people are facing a cold,austerity packed winter. This austerity has spread , like a plague across the World, with poor old Greece bearing the brunt of it.
This is my take on it. With humble apologies to John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie who wrote the song and had , according to Wikipedia, an instant hit on their hands.
It was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became a smash, with orders of 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and more than 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
A. 1. You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why.
Santa Klaus Is Coming To Town.
A. 2. He's making a list
Checkin' you out
How much he takes
So you go without.
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
B. 3. He sees you when you're sleeping
He hates you to do that
But he's happy when he's keeping
Your heart going rat a tat tat.
A 4. Turn off your fire
Put on your coat
Remember the liars
And don't ever vote
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
B. 5. With little twin horns
And reindeer sleigh
Instead of giving
He's taking away
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
A.6 He robs you in the morning
He robs you in the night
He robs you till you're torn up
Inside and full of fright.
A. 7 You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why.
Santa Klaus Is Comin' To Town.
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