Here Comes Santa Claus
1947 song by Oakley Haldeman and Gene Autry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" is a popular Christmas song written and originally performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Oakley Haldeman. 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 covered many times in the subsequent decades.
Quick Facts Single by Gene Autry, B-side ...
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" | |
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Single by Gene Autry | |
B-side | "An Old Fashioned Tree" |
Published | November 20, 1947 (1947-11-20) by Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc.[1] |
Released | October 6, 1947 (1947-10-06) |
Recorded | August 28, 1947 (1947-08-28)[2] |
Genre | Christmas |
Length | 2:34 |
Label | Columbia 37942 |
Songwriter(s) | Oakley Haldeman and Gene Autry |
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