Original Gene Autry Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer KX-11 Stereo Full frequency

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Gene Autry sings: 

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and other Christmas Favorites 

Lp Vinyl Record Album

AKS-X-11 (did not find a date but it is around 1949 -50 time frame)

The Grand Prix Records (Complete Audio Range) 

on vinyl label is: (International Award Series - "Your World of Sound")  Manufactured by K.M. Corp., Hauppaug, LI - Printed in U.S.A.

INCLUDES: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, 
Here Comes Santa Claus,
Up On The House Top,
Sleigh Bells, Nine Little Reindeer, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Joy To The World, Jingle Bells, What Child Is This, Away In A Manger, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Very good condition considering its' age.  Record still shinny and showing minor use. Album cover has corner bumping, minor separation of top and bottom.  Back side has some minor splitting.  Cover illustration is still bright and colorful.

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Autry didn't want anything to do with this song - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was his wife who talked him into recording it, and it went on to become the 2nd biggest-selling Christmas song of all time, next to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas". Rudolph's story was made into a song when May's brother-in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, developed the lyrics and melody for it. Marks' musical version was first recorded by Gene Autry in 1949, selling 2 million copies that year. America's Favorite Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry was already a popular radio star and movie icon when he recorded Here Comes Santa Claus in 1947, a song which he co-wrote with Oakley Haldeman. The record launched Gene into yet another field of stardom, that of the role of the Christmas Cowboy. Gene Autry's affiliation with Old Saint Nick would lead him to record numerous Christmas songs including the chart topping holiday hit, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Gene also participated in the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1945, 1946, 1947, and was the Grand Marshal of the parade in 1980. Gene and his wife Jackie Autry rode in the parade in the early 1980s. Half a century later, Gene is probably best known for his Christmas recordings of Here Comes Santa Claus and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Ina Autry, to whom Gene was married for nearly a half century, was an individual possessing both charm and superb judgment, and was as well-loved by fans and industry personnel as was the cowboy himself. When Gene passed on Johnny Marks’ "Rudolph" in the belief that the song did not suit his image, Ina urged him to reconsider. She loved the line about Rudolph’s exclusion from "reindeer games" and felt that the "ugly duckling" theme would appeal strongly to the young-at-heart. Ina’s advice was as sound as ever. Gene’s 1949 platter became the biggest seller the Columbia label had ever known. It reappeared on the charts each Christmas season for several years, and the 1957 remake for his own Challenge label was likewise a hit. Although the lyric has no connection with cowboys or country & western themes, the simple tale of the physically challenged reindeer remains Gene Autry’s all-time biggest seller.

Gene Autry the Only entertainer with 5 stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame (motion pictures, radio, music recording, television, live theater)