Here Comes Santa Claus - wikipedia Here Comes Santa Claus This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. ( June 2017 ) `` Here Comes Santa Claus '' Song by Gene Autry Published 1947 Genre Christmas song Composer ( s ) Oakley Haldeman Lyricist ( s ) Gene Autry `` Here Comes Santa Claus ( Down Santa Claus Lane ) '' is a Christmas song originally written and performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Oakley Haldeman. Autry 's original version 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. Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade ( now the Hollywood Christmas Parade ) in Los Angeles, during which crowds of spectators chanted, `` Here comes Santa Claus ''. This inspired him to write a song that Haldeman set to music. Autry 's lyrics combined two veins of the Christmas tradition, the mythology of Santa Claus and the Christian origin of the holiday ( most explicitly in its mention of the nativity promise of `` peace on Earth '' ). A demo recording was made by singer / guitarist Johnny Bond, whose recording made use of ice cubes to mimic the sound of the jingling sleigh - bells. This inspired the use of real sleigh - bells in Autry 's own recording of the song. Autry first recorded the song in 1947 ; released as a single by Columbia Records, it became a # 5 country and # 9 pop hit, although in it he pronounced Santa Claus as `` Santy Claus ''. Autry performed the song in his 1949 movie The Cowboy and the Indians. He re-recorded it again for Columbia in 1953 and once more for his own Challenge Records label in 1957. Other artists to record the song include Doris Day ( 1949 ), Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters ( recorded May 10, 1949 ), Elvis Presley ( 1957 ), the Ray Conniff Singers ( 1959 ), Keely Smith ( 1960 ), Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 1961 ), Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans ( 1963 ), Hank Thompson ( 1964 ), in excerpt by The Beach Boys as part of their song `` Child of Winter '' ( 1974 ), Willie Nelson ( 1979 ), Glen Campbell, RuPaul, The Wiggles ( 1997 ), Billy Idol ( 2006 ), Bob Dylan ( 2009 ), Mariah Carey ( 2010 ), Chicago ( 2011 ), and the cast of Glee ( 2013 ). In 1988, `` Here Comes Santa Claus '' was featured in Very Merry Christmas Songs which is part of the Disney Sing Along Songs collection. Popular culture The song was used in the 1974 television special The Year Without a Santa Claus, the 1989 Christmas film National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation, and the 2007 Christmas film Fred Claus. Rapper Ludacris ' Christmas song `` Ludacrismas '', also from the film Fred Claus, contains a sample of `` Here Comes Santa Claus ''. Chart performance ( Gene Autry ) Chart ( 1948 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles U.S. Billboard Best Sellers in Stores 9 References Jump up ^ `` 45worlds.com ''. 45worlds.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Internet Movie Database ''. imdb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` A Bing Crosby Discography ''. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 22, 2017. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Here_Comes_Santa_Claus&oldid=797555103 '' Categories : 1947 songs American Christmas songs Bob Dylan songs Elvis Presley songs Glen Campbell songs Gene Autry songs Songs written by Gene Autry Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2017 All articles needing additional references Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Norsk Norsk nynorsk Português Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2017, at 20 : 36. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings here comes santa claus in christmas vacation
Answer: Gene Autry