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Fun Autry Fact:

Gene was a compulsive gatherer of information and read three to four papers every day.

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Here Comes Santa Claus
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch Radio Show
(December 21, 1947)


This was the second time that he performed the song live on the radio with the Cass County Boys, the Pinafores, and Carl Cotner's Orchestra. The song became a holiday hit and Gene sang it many more times on his radio show and his Columbia Records version sold more than a millions copies.

Written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman
Published by Leo Talent, Inc.

© 1947 Gene Autry's Western Music Publishing


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