heyyy! i just found one of my faaaavorite childhood christmas carols online -- santa claus is a black man! (scroll down; you'll need realplayer to hear it).

deejays on w.a.a.a. radio in winston-salem, n.c. used to play this song every year. the last time i heard it was probably in the early 80's -- it came out in 1973, and it's still outta sight!!