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According to William Studwell in The Christmas Carol Reader, "Up on the Housetop" was the second-oldest secular Christmas song, outdone only by "Jingle Bells", which was written in 1857. It is also considered the first Yuletide song to focus primarily on Santa Claus. It was originally published in the magazine Our Song Birds by Root & Cady.
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" is a popular Christmas song originally performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriet Melka. [3] Autry's original recording (in which he pronounces Santa Claus as "Santy Claus") was a top-10 hit on the pop and country charts; the song would go on to be ...
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry [2] (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), [3] nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Everyone knows the words to holiday favorite “Up On The Housetop,” but few know the story behind it. It was back in 1864 that a man named Benjamin Hanby sat down in New ...
Here Comes Santa Claus; I. I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine; T. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine; Y. You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven ... Category: Songs written ...
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December is here and, as expected, Santa and his elves are busy at work at the North Pole. After all, there are last-minute toys to finish cobbling and names to add to the "Nice List," before the ...
"Here Comes Santa Claus" (with The Andrews Sisters; recorded May 10, 1949) Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman: 3:03: 13. "That Christmas Feeling"/"I'd Like to Hitch a Ride with Santa Claus" (with Gary, Phillip, Dennis, and Lindsay Crosby; recorded September 5, 1950) Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen: 2:57: 14.