Carlton "Santa" Davis (born 21 November 1953) is a musician from Jamaica, primarily known for his drumming with bands such as Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate and Roots Radics.
He has worked with reggae artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Big Youth, The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Andrew Tosh, Wailing Souls, Ini Kamoze, Big Mountain, Michael Rose, and Ziggy Marley.
[2] He got his "Santa" nickname as a result of a skating accident which left his face swollen and red.
[2] At the age of ten he began playing in his local Catholic church marching band, staying with them for the next five years.
[4] In 1978, Carlton "Santa" Davis made a brief cameo in Ted Bafaloukos's film Rockers, where he appears playing drums at Harry J's Recording Studio for Kiddus I. Additionally, he was part of the Rockers All Stars, the group responsible for creating the film's instrumental music.