Santa Claus and Chuck Berry traveling the world delivering toys, via Chuck’s St. Louis hometown, hitting the best-known spots of the city along the way.
The song was written by Johnny Marks (who also wrote “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”) and Marvin Brodie. The song was recorded by Berry in 1958 and released as a single in December that year where it reached Number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single reentered the Billboard chart, peaking at Number 10 on January 2 2021, breaking the record for the longest climb to the Top 10 charts at 62 years.
