In 1944 Donald Yetter Gardner while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York. He asked his second grade class what they wanted for Christmas, and noticed that almost all of the students had at least one front tooth missing as they answered in a lisp. Gardner wrote the song in 30 minutes.
school building smithtown long island new york in 1913
When I saw the tooth fairy movie with Destiny Whitlock I thought of this song. This is the earliest performance that I could find on youtube. It has all the original lyrics in it. 
Danny Kaye & The Andrew Sisters.
danny kaye photo
the andrew sisters photo
Idea:
The Tooth Fairy 2 movie can be around Christmas time. Then we will have Destiny Whitlock and a bunch of hockey players with missing teeth sing this song?
