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The promotional music video for Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was released in the mid-1980s, and aired on MTV for at least 18 years. The video could also be seen on VH1 , CMT , TNN , GAC , and VH1 Classic during the holiday season, as well as on Spike 's official website and YouTube .
Elmo Earl Shropshire [1] (born October 26, 1936) is an American veterinarian, competitive runner, and country music singer. Shropshire, who typically performs under the name "Dr. Elmo", is best known for his Christmas novelty song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".
Randy Brooks first sang “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” 40 years ago in Dallas at a now-gone Greenville Avenue steakhouse and lounge, the Railhead, seen in this commercial postcard.
In 1979 he recorded “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” which was written by musician friend Randy Brooks. ... In 1983 he made the bold decision to sell his veterinary hospital and spend ...
Randy Brooks wrote a Christmas novelty song and it was originally recorded by the duo Elmo Shropshire and his then-wife Patsy in 1979, called "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". It tells the tragic-comic story of a family grandmother (loosely based on Brooks's uncle Foster Brooks) who meets her end on Christmas Eve. After having drunk too ...
The music video for this hip hop holiday song, about the group’s run in with Santa in Queens, is also quite entertaining. ... ‘Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer’ By Elmo & Patsy (1979 ...
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is a 2000 animated Christmas television special directed by Phil Roman. The special was first released on home video on October 31, 2000, [1] and then aired on The WB network on December 21, 2001. [2] The title and story are based on the 1979 novelty song of the same name. [3]
The single release of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" rose to the top 20 in Canada within a week of airplay. [8] Exposure of the music on television also added to the popularity of their music. In 1980, their crossover hit recording of Tom Paxton 's "Wasn't That a Party", which was inspired by the boys' own after-show partying, put them at ...