| "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 by Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc.[1] |
| Released | October 6, 1947 |
| Recorded | August 28, 1947[2] |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Length | 2:34 |
| Label | Columbia 37942 |
| Songwriter(s) | Gene Autry, Harriet Melka, and Oakley Haldeman[3] |
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" is a popular Christmas song originally performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriet Melka.[3] 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.
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 37500 - 38000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ a b "Columbia matrix HCO2587. Here comes Santa Claus (down Santa Claus Lane) / Gene Autry". Discography of American Historical Recordings. University of California, Santa Barbara Library. Retrieved September 14, 2024.