Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the original rendition of the Christmas novelty hit “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” in 1952, has died. He was 70.
Boyd died of cancer Saturday at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital, longtime friend Eleanor Pillsbury said Tuesday.
“I Saw Mommy” shot to the top of the ...
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Archive for March, 2009
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” Singer Passes
Mrs. Claus is Coming to Town
Mrs. Claus doesn’t just make cookies. Hundreds of Mrs. Santa Claus portrayers will be attending the upcoming Celebrate Santa 2009 (www.celebratesanta.com) this March in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Unlike Santa conventions of the past, the first annual Celebrate Santa Convention and Expo will have numerous workshops and tutorials specifically for Santa’s better half.
A wife of Santa ...
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