The 10 Best Things Right Now
by Mike ConklinPage 8 of 10
Bruce Springsteen—“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
There are probably some good reasons you could give me for not liking this version of the holiday standard, but I’m not interested. Not this year. Listen to the silly spoken intro, when Bruce asks Clarence if he’s been practicing real hard so that Santa might bring him a new saxophone, then listen to Clarence’s solo. Glorious. Heartbreaking. (There's another really great live version here.)
