"Put One Foot in Front of the Other"

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"Put One Foot in Front of the Other" is a cheerful, motivational song from the classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas special "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," known for its catchy tune about gradual self-improvement and change.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
associatedWith Santa Claus
surface form: Kris Kringle (character)

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
surface form: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (franchise)

Winter Warlock
surface form: Winter Warlock (character)
basedOn original material for Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
composer Maury Laws
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs motivational song
featuredIn Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
surface form: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Rankin/Bass Christmas special)
firstAppearanceIn Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
surface form: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
format musical number in TV special
fromWork Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
surface form: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970 TV special)
genre Christmas song
children's music
soundtrack
hasCatchphrase Put one foot in front of the other
hasInfluenceOn popular Christmas culture
hasTheme perseverance
personal change
redemption
self-improvement
hasType diegetic song
includedIn home video releases of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
intendedAudience children
family
lyricist Jules Bass
lyricsBy Jules Bass
medium television
musicBy Maury Laws
musicStyle light, upbeat show tune
narrativeFunction Winter Warlock
surface form: depicts Winter Warlock's transformation

illustrates gradual change through small steps
notableFor catchy, repetitive chorus
message about gradual self-improvement
originalLanguage English
partOf Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
surface form: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (soundtrack)
performer Keenan Wynn
Mickey Rooney
productionCompany Rankin/Bass Productions
publicationYear 1970
tone cheerful
optimistic
usedIn stop-motion animation sequence
vocalPerformanceBy Keenan Wynn as Winter Warlock
Mickey Rooney
surface form: Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle

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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town featuresSong "Put One Foot in Front of the Other"