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Jimmy Devon Boyd was an American singer, musician, and actor known for his recording of the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".
Early years
Boyd was born in Mississippi to Leslie and Winnie Boyd. His father was a farmer and picked cotton to help support the family. When Jimmy Boyd was two years old, Leslie Boyd put Winnie, Jimmy, and one of Boyd's brothers on a train to Riverside, California. Not having enough money to buy tickets for himself, Leslie Boyd would stow away on freight trains west to rejoin his family.
Boyd's grandfather, William Boyd , who had 21 children, played at dances and family gatherings in Mississippi. Leslie Boyd played guitar and harmonica and started teaching Jimmy to play guitar when he was nine years old. Leslie Boyd had been a farmer when a drought hit. As there was no cotton in California to pick finding work was difficult. He eventually got work cleaning up construction sites, and ended up becoming a carpenter.