<P> The original recording by Jimmy Boyd , recorded on July 15 , 1952 when he was 13 years old , reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in December 1952 , and on the Cash Box chart at the beginning of the following year . It later reached Number 3 in the UK Charts when issued there in November 1953 . The song was commissioned by Saks Fifth Avenue to promote the store 's Christmas card for the year , which featured an original sketch by artist Perry Barlow , who drew for The New Yorker for many decades . </P>
<P> The original recording by Jimmy Boyd , recorded on July 15 , 1952 when he was 13 years old , reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart in December 1952 , and on the Cash Box chart at the beginning of the following year . It later reached Number 3 in the UK Charts when issued there in November 1953 . The song was commissioned by Saks Fifth Avenue to promote the store 's Christmas card for the year , which featured an original sketch by artist Perry Barlow , who drew for The New Yorker for many decades . </P>
who sang the original i saw mommy kissing santa
who sang the original i saw mommy kissing santa
Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd