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What Would Santa Do
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| Album track by The Monkees | ||
| Format | digital, CD, vinyl | |
| Length | 3:15 | |
| Label | Rhino Records | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| Producer(s) | Adam Schlesinger | |
| Status | Officially released | |
"What Would Santa Do" is a song performed by American rock-pop band The Monkees and written by Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
- Christmas Party (2018)
- Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years (2020)
Overview
"What Would Santa Do" was originally demoed under the title "What Would Buddha Do" in 2013, a recording of this version was included on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years.
Cuomo had also previously written the song "She Makes Me Laugh" on The Monkees 2016 album Good Times!.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | What Would Buddha Do | Work 10-19-2013 9h4m18s.mp3 | October 19, 2013 | 0:49 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | ||
| The Monkees | What Would Santa Do | May 6, 2018 May 8—May 9, 2018 July 17, 2018 July 30, 2018 |
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3:15 | Christmas Party |
Personnel
- Micky Dolenz — lead vocals
- Michael Eisenstein — guitar
- Adam Schlesinger — bass, keyboards
- Brian Young — drums, percussion
- David Mead — backing vocals
Music video
Lyrics
"Bah humbug" is the word that I'm hearing on the street
Everywhere I go there's a Grinch taking tinsel off a tree
Tell me it's no good, tell me it's passé
Tell me anything to take my cheer away
Makes me want to clench my fist and sock 'em in the mouth
What would Santa do?
What would Santa do?
Would he strike back?
Would he keep his cool?
'Cause I need a helping hand and I just want to understand
What would Santa do?
What would he do?
Come home, see a pair of boots that don't fit my feet
Hear a "ho, ho, ho" from my room and I know what that means
I never thought this could be, I thought you love only me
But there's some red wool clothes under the mistletoe
And now I want to jump on his sleigh, take off into the sky
What would Santa do?
What would Santa do?
Would he strike back?
Would he keep his cool?
'Cause I need a helping hand and I just want to understand
What would Santa do?
What would he do?
It's not the same as it was
It's not the same as it was
What would Santa do?
What would Santa do?
Would he strike back?
Would he pray for you?
We all need a helping hand, could you help me understand?
What would Santa do?
What do we do?
What would Santa do?
What should we do?
