Nothing for Christmas

OK, for you young people: definitions:     “snitched”  (to tell on)  “penny slug”  a counterfeit coin that is used to make illegal purchases from a coin-operated device.  Of course, some of you know all about these terms as this song could be about YOU! “Nothing for Christmas”  is a novelty Christmas song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. It became a hit during the 1955 holiday season.The song  was released by Art Mooney and His Orchestra, with 6-year-old Barry Gordon as lead vocalist;  andbecame a million-seller. Another notable version was performed by Stan Freberg (with Daws Butler appearing as a burglar helped by a child at the end). Other charting versions were recorded by The Fontane Sisters, Joe Ward, and Ricky Zahnd and the Blue Jeaners. The song was revived on the Big Top label by Kenny and Corky in 1959.  Other artists who have recorded the song include Less Than Jake, Spike Jones, Eartha Kitt, Homer and Jethro, Relient K, Smash Mouth (featuring Rosie O’Donnell), Sugarland, Tonic Sol-fa and The Vindictives. In November 2011, it was covered by The Plain White T’s. In 2009, the rap artist Tony Yayo sampled the original track on his mixtape The Swine Flu on a track titled “Somebody Snitched On Me” as a “diss” track for the rap artist Rick Ross