I have to disagree - there was a tradition in the 50s that daddy himself dressed up as Santa Claus and brought in presents in secret - cookies and milk left for him was drunk and eaten. This song is a really old, cute song about a child who happened to catch mommy kissing daddy when he was dressed as Santa. Please don't be negative about women and wives. Media messaging pushes that fairly constantly in current times. It is part of the authoritarian takeover. Break up families and the power of traditional relationships. Pre Romantic poets, cheating happened, it didn't end marriages though, might lead to some broken dishes. The Romantic poets died early with tuberculosis so they never learned that a 40 year marriage has some ups and downs and work to keep going. - Not love at first site and forever after with no turbulence.
Thanks, I realized later that different versions may give different impressions too. I heard a snippet on the radio and it was a sultry female voice. Not the cutesy version in my faint memory of the song.
A great take on a classic Christmas song. I’d have to admit I have wondered about Mommy and Santa myself in past years. Merry Christmas everyone!
I have to disagree - there was a tradition in the 50s that daddy himself dressed up as Santa Claus and brought in presents in secret - cookies and milk left for him was drunk and eaten. This song is a really old, cute song about a child who happened to catch mommy kissing daddy when he was dressed as Santa. Please don't be negative about women and wives. Media messaging pushes that fairly constantly in current times. It is part of the authoritarian takeover. Break up families and the power of traditional relationships. Pre Romantic poets, cheating happened, it didn't end marriages though, might lead to some broken dishes. The Romantic poets died early with tuberculosis so they never learned that a 40 year marriage has some ups and downs and work to keep going. - Not love at first site and forever after with no turbulence.
I get what you are saying, Jennifer. I never saw anything in the least scatological about a very silly song.
Thanks, I realized later that different versions may give different impressions too. I heard a snippet on the radio and it was a sultry female voice. Not the cutesy version in my faint memory of the song.
Happy holidays to you Susan!