Starla Parrish & the Parrish Bros.
Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam
Parrish · USA
- Artist
- Starla Parrish & the Parrish Bros.
- Title
- Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam
- Release
- Is there a Santa Claus in Vietnam / Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
- Label
- Parrish
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Shirley Barrett
- Genre
- Country · Country
Annotation
Starla Parrish took the lead vocal on the song "Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam", one of the children of The Parrish Brothers, a group with a strong following in the local music scene of Rochester, Minnesota since the 1960s. The record is credited to Shirley Barrett. The very young Starla narrated a letter to Santa Clause, wondering if he visited Vietnam. She thought that her father, fighting over there "may have to die for me and you". Thus it took a patriotic theme. In a spoken-word section, Starla told the listener that she prayed everyday for her father.&
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Children on Record
Starla Parrish took the lead vocal on the song "Is There a Santa Claus in Vietnam", one of the children of The Parrish Brothers, a group with a strong following in the local music scene of Rochester, Minnesota since the 1960s. The record is credited to Shirley Barrett. The very young Starla narrated a letter to Santa Clause, wondering if he visited Vietnam. She thought that her father, fighting over there "may have to die for me and you". Thus it took a patriotic theme. In a spoken-word section, Starla told the listener that she prayed everyday for her father.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
From Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Themes
In collections
Children on Record · Christmas Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs