¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?

"¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?"
Single by Augie Rios 1946-2019
from the album ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?
B-side"Ol' Fatso"
Released1958
GenreRock, Christmas
Length2:20
LabelMetro
SongwritersGeorge Scheck, Rod Parker, and Al Greiner
Augie Rios 1946-2019 singles chronology
"¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?"
(1958)		 "Run Rattler Run"
(1959)

"¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" (Spanish for Where Is Santa Claus?) (also known on other versions as "Mamacita") is a 1958 novelty Christmas song written by George Scheck, Rod Parker, and Al Greiner and performed by Augie Rios.

Release

12-year-old Augie Rios had a hit with the song "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" 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

Kumbia All Starz version

"Mamacita Dónde Está Santa Claus"
Song by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz
from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz (Fan Edition)
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreCumbia
Length3:22
LabelEMI
SongwritersGeorge Scheck, Rod Parker, and Al Greiner
ProducerA.B. Quintanilla III

A version of the song by A.B. Quintanilla and Kumbia All Starz appears on the fan edition of the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz, released on October 2, 2007. The song was retitled from "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" to "Mamacita Donde Esta Santa Claus"

References

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  2. ↑ "Toni Stante – Donde Esta Santa Claus?". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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  4. ↑ "Donde Esta Santa Clause | Senses Fail". sensesfail.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  5. ↑ Llamacita | Amazon Archived 2023-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 3 December 2023.