So entrenched are Gene Autry’s songs in Christmas celebrations today, it is perhaps hard to imagine these tunes only date back to the 1940s. That they were written by or made famous by the ...

Autry's Christmas recordings alone could have doubled the size of this list. The same goes for the songs he made famous in his many films. Share your picks for his very best tracks in the comments ...

Among Gene Autry's Christmas recordings: 'Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)", "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Sports Business News Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

Why It’s a Gift: Gene Autry popularized this song in 1950, but The Ronettes gave it extra verve and attitude in 1963 when they recorded it for Phil Spector’s legendary holiday album, A ...

OKC native Gayla Peevey used her holiday hit "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" to help her hometown zoo buy a real-life hippo 70 years ago.

Gene was riding his horse, Champion, down Hollywood Boulevard for the annual Christmas parade in 1946 when, hearing the crowds of children gleefully crying, "Here comes Santa Claus!" ...

To find out, we went to the source, Billboard.com, to see what's on its hot holiday songs list for the week before Christmas.. These are the most popular songs right now. 1. 'All I Want For ...

'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' by Gene Autry Just like good ol' Rudolph himself, this 1949 tune goes down in history as one of the most popular Christmas songs ever. 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing ...

And after evaluating a lengthly list said to include every classic Christmas tune, 1950’s “Frosty The Snowman,” first recorded by Gene Autry — and later that year, Jimmy Durante — was ...

And after evaluating a lengthly list said to include every classic Christmas tune, 1950’s “Frosty The Snowman,” first recorded by Gene Autry — and later that year, Jimmy Durante — was ...

Billboard's staff picks the 100 greatest Christmas songs for this holiday season. ... Gene Autry, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949) Holiday 100 Peak: No. 7 (Dec. 2018) ...