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After previously writing songs about non-human objects, he sought to make a Christmas song, capitalizing on increased music purchases during that period. Despite abandoning the idea, he reconsidered it after hearing "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy. He felt it was relatable to informally recorded humorous songs. [1] [2]
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".
Cledus T. Judd in 1996 released a parody called "Grandpa Got Run Over by a John Deere" as a sequel to "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and as well did a cover of the song in 2002. Stan Boreson sings a Norwegian-American version, "Lena Got Run Over by a Reindeer" on his Christmas album, Stan Boreson Fractures Christmas .
The best-known Christmas song from Texas has it all: elves, eggnog, Santa and a runaway sleigh and reindeer that flattened poor Grandma.. In December 1977, young Dallas folk singer Randy Brooks ...
In 1983 he made the bold decision to sell his veterinary hospital and spend $30,000 of the proceeds on making a music video of the song. MTV started playing it, and the rest is history.
A Christmas-themed episode, featuring only music videos. Featured videos: Hall & Oates – "Jingle Bell Rock" Leon Redbone with Dr. John – "Frosty the Snowman" Bing Crosby with David Bowie – "The Little Drummer Boy" Band Aid – "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Tony Bennett – "White Christmas" Elmo and Patsy – "Grandma Got Run Over by a ...
The song was the 1980 Christmas number-one single in both the UK and Ireland. In the UK, it demoted John Lennon's last single, "(Just Like) Starting Over", to number two. [1] [2] After two weeks at number one, a previous Lennon song, "Imagine", replaced it. This was a posthumous release as Lennon had been killed three weeks prior.
I have a tape version of the album "Christmas Comedy Classics," which opens with Grandma, and the (P) and (c) date given on the case is 1985, so I've changed the date in the article accordingly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kouban ( talk • contribs ) 19:43, 11 September 2007 (UTC) [ reply ]