Why “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” Was Almost Canceled

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
23/12/2022 3 min Temporada 4 Episodio 911

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There are lots of classic holiday songs, but one of them didn’t get a warm welcome from some corners when it was first released. Here's why "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" was condemned and even briefly banned in some parts of the US. Plus: the time some parents had an aspiring drummer in the house and lost the plot for Christmas presents. 
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