The song reached #5 on the Billboard Christmas Chart in 1963.
"[2] The song subsequently appeared on Sherman's 1964 album, For Swingin' Livers Only!
The lyrics of the song consist of a series of gifts that Sherman lists off.
Unlike in the original, each gift is only mentioned once up through the final verse.
Instead, he declares that on the twelfth day, "I'm going to exchange," all the gifts, which he then lists off.