Santa Claus & The Christmas Trees
| Company type | Music group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Dennis Munday |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Parent | Polydor Records |
Santa Claus and the Christmas Trees was a novelty music group formed by Polydor Records in 1982.
History
Following the success of the 1981 Christmas single by Stiff Records novelty act The Snowmen, Polydor's A&R representative and occasional producer Dennis Munday—recognized for his work with post-punk bands such as The Jam—assembled a group of session musicians in 1982. They recorded a pub-style singalong medley of classic Christmas songs, which became a UK top 20 hit. The performers also made an appearance on Top of the Pops on 16 December 1982. Polydor issued an uncensored version of this medley under the same catalogue number (IVY 1), featuring the same b-side but without any explicit labeling on the sleeve or disc.
In 1983, Polydor enlisted the same ensemble to produce a Valentine's Day-themed single—a love song medley released under the name Valentino and the Valentines; however, this release did not enter the charts. Later that year, a follow-up Christmas medley was issued, again accompanied by an adult-themed variant, which managed to reach the UK top 40. No additional recordings were released after this.
Singles
| Year | Title | UK |
RoI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Singalong-A-Santa (Medley)" | 19 | 30 |
| 1983 | "Singalong-A-Cupid (Medley)" | – | – |
| 1983 | "Singalong-A-Santa (Again)" | 39 | – |
| "–" indicates singles that failed to chart. | |||