I Took Santa’s Sleigh
1950s uptempo soul banger with male deep vocals, snappy live drums, walking upright bass, bright horn section hits, and jangly piano comping. Verses ride a tight groove with call-and-response backing vocals; chorus explodes with stacked doo-wop harmonies, sleigh bells, and claps. Brief sax solo break, big key change for the final hook, ending on a shouted gang vocal., soul, deep, rhythmic
I Took Santa’s Sleigh
1950s uptempo soul banger with male deep vocals, snappy live drums, walking upright bass, bright horn section hits, and jangly piano comping. Verses ride a tight groove with call-and-response backing vocals; chorus explodes with stacked doo-wop harmonies, sleigh bells, and claps. Brief sax solo break, big key change for the final hook, ending on a shouted gang vocal., soul, deep, rhythmic
Lyrics
Intro
Ho ho hold up
Let me tell y’all something
low vocal register
I took Santa’s sleigh
And I ain’t bring it back yet (oh no)
Verse 1
Saw it parked on the rooftop
Reindeer nappin’ on the side
Big red ride just shinin’
Keys sittin’ right inside
Boot prints in the chimney
Cookies left in a stack
I said “He won’t miss it for a minute”
Then I slid in the seat
Leaned back
Chorus
I took Santa’s sleigh
And I hit that gas
Zoomed past midnight
Movin’ too fast (too fast)
Gifts in the back goin’ shake-shake-shake
City lights jump when the candy canes break
I took Santa’s sleigh
Can’t lie
That’s true
Ridin’ through the sky in a red-on-red coupe
If you see that glow when the bells go bang
That’s me
That’s me
In the Christmas lane
Verse 2
Skrrt over grandma’s housetop
Wave at the kids below
They pointin’ up
Mouths open
Like a holiday TV show
Dropped toys on the pavement
[backing: “He wild
He wild”]
Laughin’ so hard I cried
Then I saw Saint Nick in the rearview glass
Hands on his hips
Big stride
Chorus
Bridge
He said
“Boy
What you doin’
Tryna steal my ride?”
I said
“Man
Hop in
We can share this glide”
He cracked that smile
Slid right inside
Now we two-deep rollin’ on a yuletide high (woo!)
We toss joy out the window
Hope landin’ where it may
He said
“Next year
If you wanna go again…
Ask first before you take my sleigh”
Chorus
guitar solo
Chorus