Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) - Gene Autry

> _**So lets give thanks to the Lord above 'cause Santa Claus comes tonight**_

Come Christmas time, **Gene Autry** has something to delight everyone, from Grandma and Grandpa right down to the baby celebrating his first holiday. If your tastes lean toward the beautiful sounds of Yuletide, let the magic of the season come alive with the familiar, heartfelt carols we all love.

Gene Autry, the beloved singing cowboy of movies and radio, took a break from his usual western and country tunes in 1947 to record the first of his three classic Christmas hits ([Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer](https://youtu.be/bnLcGkafOik "") would follow in 49, and [Frosty The Snow Man](https://youtu.be/zsBolXxKIJU "") in 50). Recorded that August at CBS Studio in Hollywood, Autry co-wrote Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) with **Harriet Melka**, set to music by **Oakley Haldeman**. The single reached #9 on the national best-seller charts and reappeared in both 1948 and 1949.

Christmas, above all, is for children; their bright, angelic joy captured in these songs is the very spirit of the season and spreads through the whole family. Though many have covered it since, its Gene Autry, the Christmas Cowboy himself, we still hear each holiday, cheerfully singing his signature tune, Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane).

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**Transpose by -11**
**Tempo: 96 BPM**

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