Long before Carpenters released their first Christmas album, two singles were released.  Richard’s ear for a unique arrangement resulted in this slow rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.” The original 1974 single mix appears on the 45RPM single, along with a rare Japan 3-inch CD box set of their singles, as well as a recent offering of their singles by PBS.  The track would appear as a remix on their Old Fashioned Christmas album.  They would record this song twice–the second version they would record was the more upbeat variety, as heard on their first holiday album, Christmas Portrait.  Both albums are available in their original track lineups as Christmas Collection, albeit with remixed tracks.

This video contains footage from a television appearance, to which they lip sync the track.