J. Fred Coots
Author
(1897 - 1985)
John Frederick Coots was an American songwriter. He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows. In 1934, he wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest hit for them both “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” The song became one of the biggest sellers in American history.
Bibliography
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (2004)
A favorite Christmas song in a lavishly illustrated setting.
Read online at archive.org.
Haven Gillespie