¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? (Spanish for Where is Santa Claus?) is a novelty Christmas song. 12-year-old Augie Rios had a hit with the song in 1959 which featured the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra. The 45 record single was backed with the song “Ol’ Fatso (I Don’t Care Who You Are Old Fatso, Get Those Reindeer Off My Roof).” Written by George Scheck, Rod Parker, and Al Greiner, and copyrighted in 1958, the copyright was renewed and is owned by Ragtime Music. The song “¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?” has now been immortalized in a toy called “Animated & Musical Singing Puppy”, made in Hong Kong, China, and distributed in the U.S. in 2011. The song was originally released on MGM Records’ Metro label. It can now be found on various YouTube videos.
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