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"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a popular comedy Christmas song.
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Fast Facts
- Release date: 1979
- Written by Randy Brooks
- Originally performed by Elmo Shropshire
- Original record label: Elmo 'n' Patsy
- Other record labels: Oink, Soundwaves Records, Epic Records
- Sequel: "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Offa' Santa"
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Origin
The song was written and first performed by Elmo Shropshire in 1979. It was self-released in San Francisco, California, on the record label Shropshire shared with his wife, Elmo 'n' Patsy. It was soon picked up by Soundwaves Records then launched nationwide with its release from Epic Records. In 2000, it was made into a televised movie of the same name.Songfacts: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer -
Chorus
- Grandma got run over by a reindeer
- Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
- You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
- But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
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Parodies
- "Grandpa Got Runned Over by a John Deere" by Cledus T. Judd
- "Osama Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Bob Rivers
- "Downtown Got Run Over By Katrina"
- "Grandpa Got Run Over By a Beer Truck"
- "New Kids Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
- "Gandalf Got Molested By a Balrog"
- "Grandma Got Run Over by Obama" by Paul Shanklin
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