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The promotional music video for Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was released in the mid-1980s, and aired on MTV for at least 18 years. The video could also be seen on VH1, CMT, TNN, GAC, and VH1 Classic during the holiday season, as well as on Spike's official website and YouTube. Elmo Shropshire played Grandpa and Grandma , while Patsy played Cousin Mel. The 2000 animated television special Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer portrays the events depicted in the song, though made for children; the cartoon is toned down a bit, so that Grandma survives.
Moreover, Santa is actually innocent of the crime, which was instead masterminded by scheming relative Cousin Mel, who is mentioned briefly in the song but made into a gold-digging villainness in the special. The special is a staple of Cartoon Network's holiday programming and airs every holiday season on AMC and The CW . Radio station, WASH (97.1 FM), dropped the song from its playlist. The disc jockey, who was suspended, was reportedly depressed and upset that a co-worker had left employment at the station to work out-of-state. Please don't scroll past this—the Internet Archive is growing rapidly, and we need your help. As an independent nonprofit, we build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.
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In the music video, where Elmo plays both Grandma and Grandpa and Patsy plays Cousin Mel, Grandma survives the attack and makes a triumphant return through the chimney. Video marketing Create and promote branded videos, host live events and webinars, and more. Solutions Video marketing Create and promote branded videos, host live events and webinars, and more. In yet another shot of the scene she turns her head to the side as the sleigh hits her. If any of you still have a grandma during Christmas, perhaps this song will be for them.
I'm singing the Elmo and Patsy song, Grandma got run over by a reindeer. There are a million to-do lists happening at once, family schedules to be worked out, travel plans to be solidified, and more. It can be easy to fall into the temptation to be anxious, stressed, or fearful. However, as we focus on the fourth candle of Advent today, may we remember the wonderful gift of peace that Jesus has brought to us.
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No reindeer were harmed during the production of this motion picture. Z100 Portland Morning Zoo made a New Kids on the Block-bashing parody of the song for Christmas 1989, entitled "New Kids Got Run Over by a Reindeer". Composer Brooks also has a version on the 2014 self-released Randy Brooks' Greatest Hit. A sequel, titled "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Off of Santa", in which Grandpa gets lawyers to fight Santa in court, was released by Elmo Shropshire on his album Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas . SonyBMG released Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer by Dr. Elmo in 2002. The 2002 re-recording is distinguished by a slightly different opening note in the chorus melody.
The first wide release of the song was in Canada in 1982 by The Irish Rovers, released on the album, It Was a Night Like This. Their signature version, produced by Jack Richardson, rose to #20 on the RPM charts within a week of its release. The single became a seasonal hit, first on country stations, then on Top 40 stations, and today remains a 'seasonal holiday anthem'. The song was also released on the Rovers' 1999 album Songs of Christmas. The lyrics tell the story of a grandmother celebrating Christmas Eve with her family when she ventures out into a snowstorm while drunk on eggnog, despite everyone beseeching her not to. She is found the next day, trampled; Santa Claus and his reindeer are determined to be the culprits when "incriminating Claus marks" are found on her back.
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Radio personality Bob Rivers recorded his own topical parody titled "Osama Got Run Over by a Reindeer" on the 2002 White Trash Christmas album. According to Brooks, he played the song while sitting in with Elmo and Patsy at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe in December 1978, and after the show they had him make a cassette of the song for them to learn. A year later, they were selling 45s of the song from the stage, with Elmo himself appearing in drag on the album cover as "Grandma". Cledus T. Judd in 1996 released a parody called "Grandpa Got Run Over by a John Deere" as a sequel to "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and as well did a cover of the song in 2002.
The original version was released in the United Kingdom on Stiff Records in 1980. Right now, we have a 2-to-1 Matching Gift Campaign, tripling the impact of every donation. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. Access to knowledge is more important than ever—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.
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In 1991 a Baltimore radio station targeted then Governor of Maryland William Shaefer with a parody entitled "Shaefer Got Run Over by a Reindeer". Shaefer responded by posing for a marketing photo to help boost sales of the tape, the proceeds of which went to charity. Danish comedy band Linie 3 released a Danish-language cover version of the song in 1984, with a slight change to the original lyrics. It has also been covered by Family Force 5 (in their version, the reference to drinking "beer" is changed to "root beer"), and in 1996 by Poe. Following the Shropshires' divorce, Elmo re-recorded it solo in 1992 and again in 2000, both times largely faithful to his previous recording.
Grandpa is unfazed by his wife's demise and spends the holiday "watching football, drinking beer and playing cards with Cousin Mel," while the rest of the family mourns Grandma's death and wonders if her gifts should be returned . Christmas dinner otherwise goes on as normal, with a centerpiece of roast goose, figgy pudding for dessert, and candles that match Grandma's wig. In closing, the singer warns listeners to "better watch out for yourselves", because "a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves" is unfit to carry a driver's license. "A lot of younger people say it's not really Christmas until they hear it."
In episode 1550 of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy tells a fictional story about the death of his grandmother, which is inspired by this song. In the second season of the NBC comedy series The Good Place, the song is played on repeat (along with "She Hates Me" by Puddle of Mudd) at a party in the Bad Place attended by demons. In 2020, Steve Goodie and Brad Tassell released a parody entitled, Grandpa Got Run Over by a Hybrid. Country a cappella band Home Free covered it on their 2014 Christmas album Full of Cheer. Most of the lyrics were actually spent making fun of the 49ers' main NFC rival, the Dallas Cowboys . For over half a century, Discover Goodwill has been dedicated to breaking the financial, physical, intellectual and social barriers that keep individuals from leading independent and purpose-filled lives.
We'd be deeply grateful if you'd join the one in a thousand users that support us financially. The storylines not bad...it's the sort of Christmas special that seems naggingly familiar, from the courtroom scene to the tycoon buying a locally run store . The producers apparently felt that we needed more songs by the same artist, all of which are lethargic one-verse ditties devoid of humor. Edison Media Research and Pinnacle Media Worldwide independently surveyed radio listeners on which Christmas songs they like and dislike. In 2021, students from Boyertown Area Senior High School made a parody of the Elmo & Patsy music video of “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” for their YouTube channel, bashtv. A parody "Grandpa Got Run Over by a Beer Truck" was released by Da Yoopers in 1993.
We accomplish this mission through over 20 diverse and innovative employment and life skills programs that foster confidence and opportunity for tens of thousands of individuals each year. When this first came out as a song, it was amusing, a light chuckle along the lines of Weird Al's Christmas at Ground Zero. Now someone's decided that we need a 50-minutes explanation of the backstory behind the song.
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