Tommie Connor

Thomas Patrick Connor (16 November 1904 – 28 November 1993) was a British lyricist and songwriter, credited with several hit songs over his long career. He wrote several of the most popular non-religious Christmas songs, including "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot", "I'm Sending a Letter to Santa Claus", and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", as well as the lyrics for such popular songs as "Lili Marlene" and "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World".

Life and career He was born and raised in Bloomsbury, London, England, Connor then 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.

After several years of trying to sell his songs in Denmark Street,

He also wrote for films and shows, and for singers such as Gracie Fields, Vera Lynn and Maurice Chevalier.

Connor had five children, born to his wife Catherine Connor (née McCarthy). He died in November 1993 in Farnborough, Kent, England.

Catalogue Songs with Connor given writing credits, as well as recording artists include: Title Artist(s) "My Home Town" (1932) "Jump on the Wagon" (1935) "It's My Mother's Birthday Today" (1935) Arthur Tracy "I Once Had a Heart Margarita" (1935) "Mickey's Son and Daughter" (1935) Henry Hall (bandleader) "When the Guardsman Started Crooning on Parade" (1935) "It's Never Too Late to Mend" (1937) "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot" (1937) Vera Lynn "(Underneath) The (Spreading) Chestnut Tree" (1938) Glenn Miller "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World" (1938) Gracie Fields "Who's Taking You Home Tonight?" (1939) "Til the Lights of London Shine Again" (1939) "I'm Spending Christmas with the Old Folks" (1940) "If Tears Could Bring You Back" (1940) "The Little Boy Who Never Told a Lie" (1940) "I've Got You Where I Want You" (1940) "Was It the Orchids You Wore?" (1941) "Ridin' Home on the Buggy in the Moonlight" (1941) "Thanks to Love" (1941) "Not a Cloud in the Sky" (1942) "Be Like the Kettle and Sing" (1943) Vera Lynn "I Love to Sing" (1943) Vera Lynn (in the film Rhythm Serenade) "The Lover's Lullaby" (1943) Geraldo and his orchestra "Lili Marlene" (1944) Perry Como, Vera Lynn, Anne Shelton "My Beautiful Sarie Marais" (1945) "It's Good to See You Honey" (1945) "The Wedding of the Royal Princess" (1947) "Down in the Glen" (1947) "Hang on the Bell, Nellie" (1948) "It Began with a Tango" (1948) Gracie Fields "Hold Me Just a Little Closer Dear" (1948) Anne Shelton "When the Heather Gleams Like Stardust (In the Glen)" (1949) Robert Wilson "The Scottish Samba" (1949) "Addormentarmi Cosi (So Ends My Search for a Dream)" (1949) "The Wedding of Lili Marlene" (1949) "Tipperary Samba" (1950) "Sleepy Eyes" (1950) "The Rose I Bring You" (1950) "My Christmas Wish" (1950) "The Village of Christmas Pie" (1950) "When You Talk About Old Ireland" (1950) Josef Locke "Five Minutes to Midnight" (1951) The Radio Revellers "Rosaline" (1951) Joe Loss "Lilli Marlene's Lullaby" (1952) "The Homing Waltz" (1952) Phil Tate "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (1952) Jimmy Boyd, The Beverley Sisters "Arriverderci (Till Our Next Meeting)" (1952) Gracie Fields "(We Must Have Safety On) The Queens Highway" (1953) "Kiss Me Again" (1953) "The Engagement Waltz" (1955) "Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo" (1955) Alma Cogan "Give Her My Love (When You Meet Her)" (1956) "Rooney" (1958) "The Story of a Soldier" (1968) "I'm Backing Britain" (1968) Bruce Forsyth "O'Rafferty's Motor Car" Val Doonican