Tommie Connor

Thomas Patrick "Tommie" Connor (16 November 1904 – 28 November 1993) was an English songwriter, credited with several hit songs over his long career. Most notable among these was "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", which has been recorded by many artists and is among the most-played Christmas songs played on American radio. This was one of several non-religious Christmas songs that he wrote, others being "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot" and "I'm Sending a Letter to Santa". He was born and raised in the Bloomsbury, London, England, to parents of Irish descent. Connor worked for two years as a steward aboard the RMS Empress of France, before returning to England with the intention of earning his living as a songwriter. His first published song was "My Home Town" in 1932, which was recorded by Little Mary Hagen.Connor had five children of his own, born to his wife Catherine Connor (née McCarthy). He lived in London for most of his life interspersed with spells in parts of the United States, mainly Los Angeles, California and New York. In the 1966 Spaghetti Western, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, he provided lyrics to "The Story of a Soldier".Connor died in November 1993, in Farnborough, Kent, England.