Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto (Snoop Dogg song)

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"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto"
Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Tray Deee, and Bad Azz
from the album Christmas on Death Row
ReleasedDecember 5, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreG-Funk
Length5:50
Label
Songwriter(s)Calvin Broadus[1]
Producer(s)Calvin Broadus[1]
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Never Leave Me Alone"
(1996) 		"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto"
(1996) 		"Vapors"
(1997)
Nate Dogg singles chronology
"Never Leave Me Alone"
(1996) 		"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto"
(1996) 		"These Days"
(1997)

Music video"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto" on YouTube

"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto" is a song recorded by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Tray Deee, and Bad Azz.[2][3] It was released as the first and only single from the 1996 album, Christmas on Death Row.[1]

The song is titled after James Brown's version of "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" from the 1968 album, A Soulful Christmas.[3]

Charts[]

Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay[4] 75

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Elijah Wolfson (2018-12-25). "Death Row Records made a Christmas album, FYI". Quartz. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. ^ Chaz Kangas (2014-12-16). "REMEMBER THAT TIME DEATH ROW RECORDS RELEASED A CHRISTMAS ALBUM?". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Snoop Dogg's Santa Brought His Gifts In A '64 Impala Sleigh (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ^ "Snoop Dogg Chart History: Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-17.

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