Ella Fitzgerald, Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney) | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the 92^nd edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)” by Ella Fitzgerald.

Ah, bring on Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot 🥵 at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo-laden, and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. These risqué, unapologetic records often raise eyebrows and temperature alike. In the 92^nd edition of Midnight Heat (2025), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)” by Ella Fitzgerald.

“Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney / When he came last year (Poor Santa Claus).” Oh, my! Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996), my dear, you’re crazy for this one!  Yes, Santa Claus is associated with going down the chimney to deliver presents for boys and girls around the world, but chimney is also slang for the vagina 🫣. “Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)” appears on Fitzgerald’s Christmas album, Ella Wish You a Swinging Christmas.  “Santa” was originally recorded in 1950. Billy Moore and William D. Hardy penned this innuendo-laden, naughty song where, once again, Santa Claus is made to look not-so-innocent 👀. Milt Gabler produced this traditional pop cut that, perhaps, shouldn’t be risqué, but ends up being risqué. Risqué, for a 1950s song, is contextual, of course.

 

As always, Ella Fitzgerald shines vocally. Her tone is divine.  Her phrasing is delightful.  Her performance is playful, amplifying this dirty Santa happening 😈!  It all centers around a chimney that Santa typically navigates with ease 😏. Ella is fearful of the misadventure this year: “He won’t come back, I fear (Boohoo).” That misadventure involves being “in the middle of the Chimney / Roly-poly, fat, and round /… Not quite up and not quite down.” 👀 Santa Claus is girthy… or so the lyrics suggest.  Despite being stuck and struggling to penetrate that snug, tight chimney (🤭), Ella begs him, “Santa, please, come back to my chimney.” I mean, Santa is a handsome old fella, and one mishap shouldn’t end the possibilities of good 🍆 … Anyways, Ella adds some key info regarding the chimney: “You can come back here (Please do-ooh-ooh) / ‘Cause daddy made a brand new chimney / Just for you this year.” I have questions, Ella, but I’ve been pervy enough with my commentary regarding this song, hence why, I digress. After all, I want Santa to come down my chimney, too, and not leave me a lump of coal for being a naughty boy! Fun and mostly harmless, “Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)” is an example of old-school double entendre and suggestive lyrics at its finest. As always, Ella Fitzgerald ate and left no crumbs!

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Ella Fitzgerald, Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney): Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 92 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Verve Label Group; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]

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