Song
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
by Gene Autry
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1949 song by Gene Autry, 3:10 long, which peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. A karaoke version is available on KaraFun. It fits the Christmas song themes.
Released 1949 Hot 100 peak #16 · 33 weeks Length 3:10
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Johnny Marks song based on Robert L. May's 1939 Montgomery Ward story, recorded by singing cowboy Gene Autry on June 27, 1949 and released by Columbia that September. Autry's version topped the charts at Christmas 1949 and became one of the best-selling singles of its era.
Performance tips
- Sing it friendly and straightforward like Autry, a storyteller's voice, not a showoff.
- Keep a steady, bouncy tempo so the crowd can clap along.
- Leave space after the lines; the whole room will shout the call-backs.
In these themes
Karaoke versions
There's a karaoke version of this song. Most karaoke services carry it; KaraFun lists it among its catalog.
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Other versions
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerCover by Lynyrd Skynyrd2000
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed ReindeerCover by Albert Hammond2024
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerCover by The Temptations1970
- Albert HammondAlso recorded this song
- Lynyrd SkynyrdAlso recorded this song
- The TemptationsAlso recorded this song
More songs by Gene Autry
- Frosty the Snowman1950
- Here Comes Santa Claus1947 · 2:34
- Up on the Housetop1953