the song grandma got run over by a reindeer was written in 1979.
when was the song grandma got run over by a reindeer written?
1979
in the music video, in which elmo plays both grandma and grandpa while patsy plays cousin mel, grandma survives the attack and makes a triumphant return through the chimney.





















































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according to brooks, he played the song while sitting in with elmo and patsy at the hyatt lake tahoe in december 1978, and after the show they had him make a cassette of the song for them to learn. a year later, they were selling 45s of the song from the stage, with elmo himself appearing in drag on the album cover as "grandma".
grandma got run over by a reindeer
grandma got run over by a reindeer





















































"grandma got run over by a reindeer" is a novelty christmas song.





















































written by randy brooks, the song was originally performed by the husband-and-wife duo of elmo and patsy trigg shropshire in 1979.





















































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grandma got run over by a reindeer