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By Valerie J. Nelson / The Bulletin
March 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Boyd, a singer best known for recording the Christmas novelty hit “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” in 1952 when he was 13, died Saturday. He was 70.
Boyd, who also was a child actor, died of cancer at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital, said....