Fridley on YouTube: G.B. Leighton Performs 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town' at Pickle Park

G.B. Leighton was at his Friday, performing the song that launched his musical career, according to the Pickle Park website:

"When I was 10 years old I heard Bruce Springsteen sing 'Santa Clause Is Coming To Town.' At that moment I knew what I wanted to do with my life, sing. I've been singing in bands since I was 14 years old, making fun and new relationships with bars, the people that run them and the people that hang out in them. Being in a band is all about taking care of your fans. They are the ones that pay the cover charge, buy the albums, and wear the T-shirts. Opening Pickle Park was just another way to cater to my fans. I wanted to give them a place to hang out and feel like part of the family-The Family Called G.B. Leighton"

Videos of other songs from that show (as posted to YouTube by bagiovan):

• Merry Christmas, Baby
• Yeah Yeah Yeah
• Most Important Night of My Life
• Dedication

According to the tour dates listed at his website, Leighton will be back at Pickle Park next year on Feb. 3, April 28, June 1, Nov. 16 and—mark your brand new calendars—Dec. 21, 2012.

In the meantime, Leighton also has shows this coming New Year's weekend. He'll be at The Dugout in Mahtomedi on Friday, Dec. 30; McKracken's Pub in Burnsville on Saturday, Dec. 31; and The Dakota in St. Paul on Sunday, Jan. 1.