Santa's Gonna Bring Me Home
Pic 1 141 · Pasadena, Texas
- Artist
- Johnny Louis
- Title
- Santa's Gonna Bring Me Home
- Release
- Santa's Gonna Bring Me Home / Christmas Is Here
- Label
- Pic # 1 141
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Pasadena, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Johnny Gondesen
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Christmas Songs
A short country music song, clocking in at 1.35, called "Santa's Gonna Bring Me Home" (Pic 1 # 141), released around 1967 by Johnny Louis. The narrator, a soldier, said to the listener "I've been here in Vietnam", but he thought that Santa would take him home in time for Christmas. On the way the soldier would help deliver all the presents to the boys and girls in every town. Composed by Johnny Gondesen. Released in Pasadena, Texas, on one of the many record label founded by Huey P. Meaux, a famous American record producer known as "Crazy Cajun".1 Sources1Texas Tornado: The Times and Music of Doug Sahm (Jan Reid, 2010)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US Combat Perspective Songs
A short country music song, clocking in at 1.35, called "Santa's Gonna Bring Me Home" (Pic 1 # 141), released around 1967 by Johnny Louis. The narrator, a soldier, said to the listener "I've been here in Vietnam", but he thought that Santa would take him home in time for Christmas. On the way the soldier would help deliver all the presents to the boys and girls in every town. Composed by Johnny Gondesen. Released in Pasadena, Texas, on one of the many record label founded by Huey P. Meaux, a famous American record producer known as "Crazy Cajun".1Sources1Texas Tornado: The Times and Music of Doug Sahm (Jan Reid, 2010)↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: We'll be happy at Christmas he told me on the phone / I've been here in Vietnam, Santa's gonna bring me home / Mommy said I'll ride with Santa Claus to help give out all the toys / Make a lot of stops in every town, there'll be a lot of happy boys and girls / So we'll be happy at Christmas, Santa told me on the phone / I've been here in Vietnam, Santa gonna bring me home..bring me home
Notes
Pic 1 141 (JL-2), 45 RPM, red and silver label marked "D. J. Copy"; "Santa's Gonna Bring Me Home" (Johnny Gondesen), Crazy Cajun Music, BMI, 1:35. [From the record sleeve and labels]