Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy by Viking Cowboys

Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy is a Christmas song cowritten and recorded by Buck Owens. After its recording in 1965, the song has been covered by several country music artists, including Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, and Brad Paisley. History The song was released on November 8, 1965, with All I Want for Christmas, Dear, Is You on the It placed at number 2 on the yearly Christmas singles chart issued by Billboard at the time The song is about a child who has sneaked downstairs to catch a glimpse of Santa where the child sees his father in a Santa costume. LYRICS Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy Santa looked like daddy Or daddy looked like him It s not the way I had him pictured Santa was a much too thin He didn t come down the chimney So momma must have let him in Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked a lot like him Well, they thought I was fast a sleepin