Zoomah the Santa Claus from Mars was released in 1957 as a B-side, and it's a lesser-known Christmas song sung by Barry Gordon. His big hit was Nuttin' for Christmas, which was featured in last year's collection, Happy Jew Year, because he was a Jewish person singing a Christmas song, which again applies here. This one has that same "annoying-neighbor's-kid" quality to it, and the subject matter places it clearly in the UFO-obsessed 1950s. Try this one out the next time you go caroling!
My brother was 5 years old when this song came out. Boy, did he love it! He sang it over and over and over, so I remember it well. I have yet to meet someone else who has ever heard of Zoomah!
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