Day 12 of our Christmas Countdown finds the snappy 1937 holiday number "I Told Santa Claus to Bring Me You," written by popular singer Pinky Tomlin!
Curiously, Pinky didn't seem to record this umber himself, although he was recording during this time frame.
Whatever the case, here's a nice version by Bernie Cummins and his Orchestra on the Vocalion label:
Another version was recorded by Jimmy Ray and his Orchestra on Bluebird. Since the flipside of the record was yesterday's featured song, "I Want You for Christmas," let's hear both sides:
Bandleader/trumpeter/vocalist Jimmy Ray is pretty obscure, but he cut some good sides back in the day!
But now I can't get that 1990s earworm "Are You Jimmy Ray?" out of my head!
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