About Santa. There is a lot of evidence, but I will show you one that is pretty concrete. I will highlight the major evidence.


You better watch out

You better not cry

Better not pout

I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list

And checking it twice;

Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice

Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping

He knows when you're awake

He knows if you've been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out!

You better not cry

Better not pout

I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

Santa Claus is coming to town

First of all, the language is harsh: "You better" do this, "You better" do that. Pushy, I'd say. Like the Man. He sees you all of the time and knows your movements. Now, Big Brother was an idea from Orwell's 1984 which wasn't published until 1949 while the song was first performed in 1934. The idea of the looming government materialized long before that, however. With Roosevelt's New Deal, the government became much more involved in regulation than it had before and some people felt very threatened. As I write this, I think that this could also apply to communism or the Nazis, which would make sense for the time (more Nazis than communism, sort of).

Then again, I could just be a crackpot. But I love these theories!