Lady Gaga has treated her Little Monsters to an early Christmas present. Without any prior announcement, the superstar dropped Monday a cover of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” on streaming services, featuring a soulful rock twist on a timeless classic.
Opening with bright electric guitars and some rock n’ roll scatting from Gaga, the "A Star Is Born" actress’ energetic cover is pushed forward by pounding drums and tumbling organ riffs.
“You better watch out/ You better not cry/ Better not pout/ I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is comin’ to town,” she belts.
The holiday recording accompanies the vocalist’s appearance on the surprise all-new holiday event “A Carpool Karaoke Christmas” with Zane Lowe, on which she performed “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” with the radio host and her band.
It follows a year of major releases from Gaga, who dropped “Disease” — the lead single from her February-slated seventh studio album — in October.
The 13-time Grammy winner also subverted expectations by releasing Harlequin, a companion album to "Joker: Folie à Deux", in which she starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix. A couple of months before that came “Die With a Smile,” Gaga’s duet with Bruno Mars.
Gaga’s take on “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” follows a long line of covers of the song, which was written by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots.
Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé and more have also all prepared listeners for the arrival of Mr. Claus through the song, but the Jackson 5 and Bruce Springsteen’s versions of the track are possibly the most well-known contemporary iterations.
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