Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song)

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Gene Autry single cover
Single by Gene Autry
B-side"If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas"
PublishedJanuary 12, 1949 (1949-01-12) by John David Marks (self-published)
May 9, 1949 by St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co.
ReleasedSeptember 1949
RecordedJune 27, 1949
GenreChristmas
Length3:10
LabelColumbia 38610
Songwriter(s)Johnny Marks

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. Gene Autry's recording hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts the week of Christmas 1949.