Santa Claus is comin' to town

A cover of the "I'll be watching you" of Christmas songs, recorded with my dear friend okclementine.

Let's be frank - this song is pretty terrifying. Santa Claus, watching your every move, whether you're sleeping or just using the bathroom - what's the deal? Anyway, we both have broken furnaces and decided the best way to weather the holiday cold was to pluck stringed instruments with fingerless gloves. Also, drink moonshine.

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posted by ORthey (9 comments total)

I hope you'll take it as a compliment when I say this sounds very Decemberists-y. I love it.
posted by ludwig_van at 4:27 PM on December 13, 2008

I'm hearing a bit of Ida as well. But mostly it sounds like itself, which is a very good thing to sound like.
posted by doubtfulpalace at 4:50 PM on December 13, 2008

Excellent, I like it.

I never thought I would say that about this song, frankly I've always thought of it as an awful piece of music. Ever year my friends and I laugh and laugh at that hideous Springsteen version: "You been practicin' real hard, Clarence?" I love Springsteen but God it's so terrible.
posted by drjimmy11 at 6:28 PM on December 13, 2008

Favorited about 30 seconds in. This is - hands down - the BEST version of this song I've ever heard. This is incredible!!
posted by csimpkins at 8:02 PM on December 13, 2008

That's just awesome and kinda creepy. Because, yeah, it really is a creepy song. Every new layer that comes in is a treat.
posted by uncleozzy at 9:22 AM on December 14, 2008

Oh, that whistling. Awesome.
posted by robcorr at 3:46 AM on December 15, 2008

This is - hands down - the BEST version of this song I've ever heard. This is incredible!!

Every new layer that comes in is a treat

Oh, that whistling. Awesome.

Exactly. Great, great version.
posted by micayetoca at 5:35 AM on December 15, 2008

Also, okclementine, if you are reading this, please post more songs.
posted by micayetoca at 5:36 AM on December 15, 2008

It's hard to describe my feelings toward this song. If I could use but one word, which barely begins to describe what I feel, it would be nice. It's got a kind of wistful feeling to it, like something some redneck hick would play on his porch as a dark storm threatens to roll in one afternoon.

Anyways, I like it. Well done!
posted by Effigy2000 at 11:19 PM on December 19, 2008