“He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He left it at home. He’s texting his wife”
The Christmas song “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” (1934) contains the lyrics:
“He’s making a list
And checking it twice;
He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin’ to town.”
“He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He left it at home. He’s texting his wife” is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Be Kind Of Witty on December 14, 2022, and this received over 2,600 likes. “He’s making his list…He’s checkin’ it twice. He left it at home. He’s texting his wife” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on December 23, 2024.
Other jokes on the song include “He’s making a list, chicken and rice…” and “Santa Claus isn’t real. Ain’t no man checking a list twice.”
Wikipedia: Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra (vocal by Sonny Schuyler) was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day.
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Be Kind Of Witty
@bekindofwitty
🎶 He’s making a list…
He’s checking it twice…
He left it at home.
He’s texting his wife 🎶
8:12 AM · Dec 14, 2022
X/Twitter
Warren🇦🇺
@YoungWazza2
🎶 He’s making a list
He’s checking it twice
He left it at home. . .
He’s texting his wife 🎶
😬🤦♂️
9:47 PM · Dec 15, 2023
Facebook
More Crazy Stuff
December 17, 2024 at 10:30 AM ·
He’s making a list…
He’s checking it twice…
He left it at home.
He’s texting his wife.
X/Twitter
Tanya Tay Posobiec ☦️
@realTanyaTay
🎼He’s making a list.
He’s checking it twice…
He left it at home.
He’s texting his wife..
@JackPosobiec
8:04 PM · Dec 23, 2023
X/Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
He’s making his list…He’s checkin’ it twice.
He left it at home.
He’s texting his wife.
6:54 AM · Dec 23, 2024
Reddit—Dadjokes
houndoom92—December 23, 2024
He’s making his list…He’s checkin’ it twice.
He left it at home. He’s texting his wife.