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1960: The Melodeers released a doo-wop version of the song that peaked at No. 72 on Billboard ' s Hot 100 singles chart. [25] 1964: Burl Ives recorded the song for the soundtrack of the holiday TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The soundtrack album containing Ives's version reached No. 92 on the Billboard 200 albums sales chart. [26]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a soundtrack album to the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special of the same name.The original cast recordings from the TV special (side "A" of the original LP release) are supplemented with instrumental versions recorded by the Decca Concert Orchestra (on side "B") on the Compact Disc version.
John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter.He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold ...
Those are the lyrics to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the classic Christmas song that inspired the 1964 TV special of the same name. ... The movie is based on the song, which itself was ...
These showcased new stories by Robert L. May: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer and J. Baddy, the Brilliant Bear (FT-26), Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Uncle Bigby, the Blue-Nosed Reindeer (FT-27) and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Shines Again (FT-28). Later reissue packets of the 1960s and beyond replaced the FT-28 version with the 1950 ...
Despite being called the most famous reindeer of all in the song named after him, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was actually the result of a savvy advertising campaign.
Along with the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” tune, Marks composed other popular holiday tunes including “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree ...
"Run Rudolph Run" [2] is a Christmas song written by Chuck Berry but credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie due to Marks's trademark on the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. [3] [note 1] It was published by St. Nicholas Music and was first recorded by Berry in 1958, released as a single on Chess Records. [9]