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for ''Where is Santa Claus?'') is a novelty Christmas song. 12-year-old Augie Rios had a hit with the song in 1958 which featured the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra. 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 was originally released on MGM Records' Metro label. 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)."

Other versions

It was also covered by actress

Charo María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist. Charo began playing guitar at the age of nine and trained under the famed A ...

in 1978 as well as a Spanish-language version by Mexican TV host

Chabelo Xavier López Rodríguez (born February 17, 1935), better known as "Chabelo", is a Mexican American actor, comedian, television presenter and children's music singer who has been working on television for over sixty years. "Chabelo" has partici ...

El Vez Robert Alan Lopez (born 1960),"El Vez", ''St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture'', Thomson Gale 2005–2006reproduced online at BookRags.comand accessed online 28 April 2007. better known by his stage name El Vez, is an American singer-songwrit ...

from the album ''Merry Mex-mas'' and by the rock band

Guster Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel began practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and ...

in 2003 (on the '' Maybe This Christmas Too?'' holiday compilation album).gusterography
/ref> The a cappella men's singing group Straight No Chaser covers the song on their '' Christmas Cheers'' CD (Atlantic Records, 2009). The song is referred to in

Cheech and Chong Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo consisting of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. The duo found commercial and cultural success in the 1970s and 1980s with their stand-up routines, studio recordings, and feature films, which were based on the hippie a ...

's holiday hit " Santa Claus and His Old Lady". The song appears in the 2011 movie '' A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'' and is heard in the 2007 movie ''

Where God Left His Shoes ''Where God Left His Shoes'' is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Salvatore Stabile and starring John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose, Jerry Ferrara, and Manny Pérez. It premiered at the 2007 Tribeca ...

''. The song also appears during a Christmas scene in the episode "Los Pepes" in season 2 of the TV series '' Narcos''. It also features in the 2017 Netflix film '' El Camino Christmas''. A Latin ska version of the song in English and Spanish was recorded and released by California band Mento Buru for their holiday ep " East Bakersfield Christmas" in 2020.

Kumbia All Starz version

A version of the song by

A.B. Quintanilla Abraham Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, and the older brother of singer Selena, known as " The Queen of Tejano ...

y Los

Kumbia All Starz Los Kumbia All Starz are an American musical group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Kumbia All Starz are not to be confused with Los Kumbia Kings although some members are originally from Los Kumbia Kings. Their 2006 debut ...

appears on the fan edition of the album '' Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz: Fan Edition'', released on October 2, 2007. The song was retitled from to

References

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