Today's listeners associate Gene Autry with Christmas songs, which are played perennially during each holiday season. These include "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", his own composition "Here Comes Santa Claus", "Frosty the Snowman", "Up on the Housetop", and his biggest hit, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer". He wrote "Here Comes Santa Claus" after being the Grand Marshal of the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade (now the Hollywood Christmas Parade). He heard all of the spectators watching the parade saying, "Here comes Santa Claus!" virtually handing him the title for his song. He recorded his version of the song in 1947 and it became an instant classic.
Today's listeners associate Gene Autry with Christmas songs which are played perennially during each holiday season These include "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" his own composition "Here Comes Santa Claus" "Frosty the Snowman" "Up on the Housetop" and his biggest hit "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" He wrote "Here Comes Santa Claus" after being the Grand Marshal of the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade (now the Hollywood Christmas Parade) He heard all of the spectators watching the parade saying "Here comes Santa Claus" virtually handing him the title for his song He recorded his version of the song in 1947 and it became an instant classic