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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 ...
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 .
Harry Simeone's album The Little Drummer Boy (LPs #1) [64] and Nat King Cole's album The Christmas Song (LPs #1) tie at second, both charting 35 weeks between 1963 and 1973. Crosby's Merry Christmas, Cole's The Christmas Song and Johnny Mathis' Merry Christmas (LPs #2) spent more than 25 weeks each in the top 10.
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.
Also that year, a compilation titled For Diehards Only was released, featuring a selection of songs from the group's first four albums. Da Yoopers' 1993 album One Can Short of a Six-Pack featured both regular and Christmas songs, including a parody of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" titled "Grandpa Got Run Over By a Beer Truck". Potila ...
The latter is packed with fan service: The cast of the oh-so-’80s music video has a bittersweet reunion in Switzerland, where they poignantly remember Michael, who died on Christmas Day in 2016 ...
"A Holly Jolly Christmas (Single)" Burl Ives: 2:13: 8. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Gene Autry: 3:12: 9. "Little Saint Nick" The Beach Boys: 2:00: 10. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" Alvin and the Chipmunks: 2:20: 11. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" The Jackson 5: 2:22: 12. "Run Rudolph Run" Chuck Berry: 2:42: 13. "Grandma Got ...