Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series.
His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Up On the Housetop" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" which he also co-wrote.
Autry was a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.
Christmas filmography
Soundtrack
| Production | Year | Song | Position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | 1974 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | 1977 | "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" | Writer |
| WKRP in Cincinnati: "Jennifer's Home for Christmas" | 1979 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| A Chipmunk Christmas | 1981 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| A Smoky Mountain Christmas | 1986 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | 1989 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Singer |
| Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | 1997 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | |
| The Simpsons: "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer | |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1998 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| Futurama: "Xmas Story" | 1999 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| Saturday Night Live Christmas | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer | |
| The Simpsons: "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" | 2003 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Music |
| The Polar Express | 2004 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| Malcolm in the Middle: "Hal's Christmas Gift" | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer | |
| Las Vegas: "White Christmas" | 2006 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
| Fred Claus | 2007 |
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| The Christmas Chronicles | 2018 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Writer |
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