Annotation

Original copyright

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer; lyric
and music by Johnny Marks,
© St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co., John
D. Marks, sole owner, New York;
9May49; EP37193.

Annotation last modified on 2021-12-02 22:54 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:Chappell & Co Ltd.
Chappell Music Ltd.
St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09)
St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-lyrics [info]
https://genius.com/Burl-ives-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/20661 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0044870921 [info]
Wikidata:Q6505842 [info]
referred to in medleys:Medley (Christmas with Frank Ferrari) (order: 3)
Mix 2 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 3)
Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 7)
Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 7)
later parody versions:Frosty the Red‐Nosed Snowman (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
我的基本法
later translated versions:Kender I den om Rudolf?
Le Petit Renne au nez rouge
Petteri Punakuono
Rudi
Rudolf er rød på nesen
Rudolf het gekke rendier
Rudolf med röda mulen
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (German)
赤鼻のトナカイ
is the basis for:RuPaul The Red‐Nosed Drag Queen
arrangements:Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1949-06-27Rudolph the Red‐Nosed ReindeerGene Autry and The Pinafores3:09
1949-11-12Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerliveGene Autry1:57
1950-06-22Rudolph the Red‐Nosed ReindeercoverBing Crosby with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:16
1953-12-20Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeercover and liveFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:59
1954Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeercover and instrumentalGeorge Melachrino and Orchestra?:??
1957-07-24Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed ReindeerGene Autry?:??
1959-05-15 – 1959-05-16Rudolph the Red‐Nosed ReindeerinstrumentalArthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops2:13
1959Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed ReindeercoverDean Martin2:16
1960-07-15 – 1960-07-16Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed ReindeercoverElla Fitzgerald2:54
1960Rudolph, the Red Nose ReindeercoverThe Golden Gate Quartet2:25
1962-10-05Rudolph the Red‐Nosed ReindeercoverBing Crosby with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:16
1963-09 – 1963-10Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeercoverThe Crystals2:34
1964-10Rudolph, the Red Nosed ReindeerinstrumentalThe Ramsey Lewis Trio2:29
1965-08-10Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerinstrumentalEddie Dunstedter2:17
1966-08-17 – 1966-08-18Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed ReindeerPercy Faith His Orchestra and Chorus2:23
1966Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverLena Horne2:15
1973-12-22Elderberry Wine (bootleg, live, 1973-12-22: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)liveElton John7:30
1973-12-22Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (live, 1973-12-22: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK)liveElton John1:10
1973-12-22Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (bootleg, live, 1973-12-22: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)liveElton John1:46
1973-12-22Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (live, 1973-12-22: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)cover and liveElton John1:15
1978Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeercoverRosemary Clooney2:25
1985Ruldoph the Red-Nosed ReindeercoverRay Charles4:05
1993-07-19 – 1993-07-23Rudolph the Red‐Nosed ReindeerHarry Connick, Jr.2:32
1993-12-12Rudolph (live, 1993-12-12: Universal City, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:27
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer [No Toys for O.J. 1995]cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:11
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (live, 1993-12-12: Universal Amphitheatre. Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:29
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (live, 1993-12-12: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:19
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeercover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:17
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeercover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:13
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Live '93)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:23
1993-12-12Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeercover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:23
1997-04Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerCarus‐Quintett2:48
1998Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerThe Pointer Sisters1:39
2005-12-05Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (live, 2005-12-05: Forum, Kentish Town, Camden, London, England, UK)cover and liveMarillion1:16
2005Rudolph, the Red-Nosed ReindeerMichelle Wright3:22
2011Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeercover and liveMonti Beton & Johann K.4:06
2016-12-07 – 2016-12-08Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (live, 2016‐12‐07/08: Big Room, Sierra Nevada Brewery, Chico, CA, USA)cover, instrumental and liveTommy Emmanuel2:16
2019-11-30Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (live, 2019-11-30: Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY, USA)liveThe Smithereens3:52
2022-12-16【KARAOKE ENDURANCE 歌枠】Singing Until 766,000 Subscribers! ~cover and liveNanashi Mumei?:??
Christmas Classics Medley: Troika / Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer / Winter Wonderland / White Christmas / We Wish You a Merry Christmasinstrumental and medleyThe Central Band of the Royal British Legion8:18
Frosty the Snowman / Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer / Sleigh Bells and Cinnamoninstrumental and medleyThe Organ Masters3:11
Frosty vs. Rudolph: the Re-bootmedleyThe King’s Singers3:47
Jingle Bells / Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeermedleyRuth Welcome2:58
Le P'tit Renne au nez rougeinstrumentalHerman Apple ses Carillons et ses Percussions2:07
Le Petit Reine Au Nez RougecoverAnnie Major-Matte2:55
Le Petit Renne Au Nez Rouge (Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer)coverLucien Hétu2:19
Let It Snow! / Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeercover and instrumentalEddie Dunstedter5:01
Medley: Frosty the Snow Man / Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeercover and medleyHenry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus2:29
Medley: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed ReindeermedleyFrank Sinatra & Bing Crosby6:57
Medley: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / The Little Lord Jesus / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Rudolph The Red Nosed ReindeermedleyBing Crosby & Frank Sinatra6:40
RudolfAbney Park1:24
Rudolf the Red Nosed ReindeercoverJack Jezzro & Sam Levine3:39
Rudolf the Red Nosed ReindeercoverThe Knight Watch Singers?:??
Rudolf the Red Nosed ReindeerRichard Clayderman?:??
Rudolf the Red Nosed ReindeercoverDean Martin2:17
Rudolf the Red Nosed ReindeercoverDean Martin2:16
Rudolf the Red Nosed ReindeercoverHank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys2:22
Rudolf The Red Nosed ReindeerBing Crosby2:27
Rudolf The Red Nosed ReindeerGene Autry3:09
Rudolf the Red-Nosed ReindeerinstrumentalJacky Terrasson2:52
Rudolf the Red-Nosed ReindeercoverJāzepa Mediņa mūzikas skolas zēnu koris2:06
Rudolf the Red-Nosed ReindeercoverDean Martin2:19
Rudolf the Red‐Nose ReindeercoverDean Martin2:15
Rudolf, the Red-Nosed ReindeercoverRay Charles2:21
Rudolf, the Red‐Nosed ReindeerGene Autry?:??
Rudolp the Red Nosed ReindeerGene Autry3:08
RudolphGene Autry2:58
RudolphAdam Kempa2:02
Rudolph the Manic ReindeerLos Lobos1:59
Rudolph the Nosed ReindeerChris Isaak2:12
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeercoverBobby Helms2:29
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeercoverThe Seekers2:51
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeercoverDean Martin?:??
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeercoverThe Wiggles1:57
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (live, 1985: Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Canada)cover and liveCorey Hart3:34
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeerThe Temptations2:59
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeerBing Crosby2:24
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeerBing Crosby2:24
Rudolph the Red Nose ReindeercoverDean Martin2:13
Rudolph the Red Nosed RaindeerBing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald2:26
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverTeddy & the Tigers2:19
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeercover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins1:07
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerJack Johnson2:10
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverRosemary Clooney1:02
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerSpike Jones and His City Slickers3:30
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerBing Crosby?:??
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverBing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald2:33
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerThe Cadillacs2:19
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverDean Martin2:11
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverJohn Denver3:12
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer[christmas music]2:51
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerCarnie & Wendy Wilson2:54
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (On the Beat remix)coverDMX feat. DJ Prince1:01
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerBing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald3:07
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverFlammpunkt2:41
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerJohnny Marks1:36
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverDean Martin2:20
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeercoverDez Fafara, Doug Aldrich, Blasko & John Tempesta4:08
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerFrank Sinatra & Bing Crosby1:20
Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerBing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald2:25
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