ON THIS DATE IN 1949....RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER!

ON THIS DATE IN 1949 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" began to appear on the music charts.  Sung by Gene Autry, it became an instant hit and an annual Christmas classic. Click on the photo....

You can read more about it here.

You may also enjoy this fabulous 1965 General Electric print ad featuring the television version of Rudolph and their Christmas product offerings at the time; click here.

And check out Scotty's wonderful Flickr photo album of vintage and new Rudolph items--some really fabulous finds, click here

And of course, here's Autry singing the song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44bL90HP0Ys

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