(c)1958 Written by Johnny Marks & Marvin Brodie (C. Berry Music)\r
Arr. stagwolf [in key of A best for my range\r
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Out of all the reindeers you know you are the mastermind\r
Run, run Rudolph, Randalph aint too far behind.\r
Run, run Rudolph, Santas got to make it to town\r
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down\r
Run, run Rudolph cause Im reelin like a merry-go-round.\r
Said Santa to a boy child, What have you been longing for?\r
All I want for Christmas is a Rock and Roll electric guitar\r
And then away went Rudolph, whizzing like a shooting star..\r
Run, run Rudolph, Santas got to make it to town\r
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down\r
Run, run Rudolph, reelin like a merry-go-round.. [Interlude\r
Run, run Rudolph, Santas got to make it to town\r
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down\r
Run, run Rudolph, Im reelin like a merry-go-round.\r
Said Santa to a girl child, What would please you most to get?\r
A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet\r
And then away went Rudolph, whizzing like a Saber jet.\r
Run, run Rudolph, Santas got to make it to town\r
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down\r
Run, run Rudolph Im reelin like a merry-go-round.. [Interlude to fade\r
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Check out Frankie Ballard´s run (fast like a blast):\r
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This song was covered by recording artist Whitney Wolanin in 2013. Her recording reached the highest chart position of all versions on Billboard, at #2, with Whitney starring in an HD parody music film with the song about the original film A Christmas Story at the Christmas Story House.\r
It has been covered by other artists including Emily Osment, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sister Hazel, Billy Ray Cyrus, Five Easy Pieces, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Dave Edmunds, Hanson, Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, Lulu, Click Five, The Grateful Dead, Keith Richards, Brinsley Schwarz, Jimmy Buffett, Foghat, Paul Brandt, Whitney Wolanin, Kelly Clarkson, The Tractors, Dwight Yoakam, Reverend Horton Heat, Hanoi Rocks, Billy Idol, Cee Lo Green, Luke Bryan, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Joe Perry, Los Lonely Boys, Jane Krakowski, the cast of Broadways Million Dollar Quartet, The Yobs, Vincent Martella (as his character, Phineas Flynn, from Phineas and Ferb), The Muppets band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem as well as a one-off supergroup consisting of Lemmy Kilmister, Billy Gibbons, Dave Grohl for the 2008 album We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year, and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry for his 2014 EP Joe Perrys Merry Christmas\r
Conan OBrien and his house band, Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, played the song to close a show in December, 2010 (view on YouTube).