This traditional American jingle sums up every child's Christmas dream -- finding out what treasured gifts Santa will be leaving under the tree this year. "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" is a bouncy and fun-filled Christmas classic. This traditional American carol is generally considered anonymous, although it may have been written by Canadian Wilf Carter (1904-1996), who was also known as cowboy singer Montana Slim. Carter had more than 40 original and compilation LPs released by RCA, including several theme albums—one of which was titled Christmas in Canada.