Here Comes Santa Claus
| "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gene Autry | |
| B-side | "An Old Fashioned Tree" |
| Published | November 20, 1947 by Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. |
| Released | October 6, 1947 |
| Recorded | August 28, 1947 |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Length | 2:34 |
| Label | Columbia 37942 |
| Songwriter(s) | Gene Autry, Harriet Melka, and Oakley Haldeman |
"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. 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.