This was a very sweet tribute, I have fond memories of this song growing up years ago. It was not without watering eyes while listening to this walking down Memory Lane!
this song came out when i was 20 years old. I fall in love in with it then and still love it 30 years later when i am 52 years. I was not even legal when this came out I listened to it every christmas and even brought it on a cd.
Fun Fact: In 1977, this guys sister was my 6th grade social studies teacher..... that Christmas she gave us all a signed record of this song courtesy of her brother
Can't believe that no one talks about the Irish Rovers who wrote the original song. Dr. Elmo "heard" it in 1979 and recorded a version. Let us salute the original writers.
Sorry Rick but they did not. They covered it only . Dr Elmo wrote it and I first heard it around the late 70's on the radio while in San Francisco. I had to pull my car over, I was laughing so hard.
+Leah Jordana The song was actually written by Randy Brooks, who appears in this video at about 1:17. However, Dr. Elmo's version made the song a hit and is considered the 'definitive' version.
I had no idea this song came out in 1979! I thought it was a mid 80's song to be honest and remember it being played yearly when I was a teenager in the 80's! I feel old now! Well, going on 42 now and this song brings back good memories to say the least! Sing It Grandpa!
The Culprit We have 9 suspects: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph. 6 of the reindeer are already out of question, they are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, and Cupid. The remaining three suspects are Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph We all know Rudolph is the leader of the team with his bright red nose, but it's not him, if it was him, the grandmother would have damaged eyes from the extreme brightness of the nose. So this leaves Donner and Blitzen.
Lots of people, in other videos, joked about Grandpa being Santa. That went to my head, and I made a parody about what really happened. Slow/mellow intro: Grandma got run over by a reindeer I am pretty sure you've heard that song Everybody thought that it was Santa But I am sad to say that we were wrong Main song starts: Chorus: Grandma got run over by fake reindeer Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve Grandpa said that it was done by Santa But that's not what my family believes Verse 1: Grandpa got her drunk on eggnog And he begged for her to go Then he hid her medication And he kicked her out the door into the snow When we found her Christmas mornin' We saw something very weird There were paw prints on her forehead There were tread marks on her body from Goodyear Chorus: Grandma got run over by fake reindeer Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve Grandpa said that it was done by Santa But that's not what my family believes Verse 2: Grandpa dressed up just like Santa Made our car look like a sleigh Made our eight dogs look like reindeer Then he waited for us all to hit the hay Now we all know why our Grandpa Has been taking it so well He did away with our dear grandma Because he wanted to marry cousin Mel (COUSIN MEL?!) Chorus: Grandma got run over by fake reindeer Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve Grandpa said that it was done by Santa But that's not what my family believes 3rd verse: Now our grandpa is in prison He got twenty-five to life Mel wants me to be her husband Kind of weird, but I want her to be my wife We were eating Christmas dinner When we got a big surprise We heard someone ring our doorbell Can't believe it. Grandma somehow had survived Chorus: Grandma got run over by fake reindeer Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve Grandpa said that it was done by Santa But that's not what my family believes (Sing it, Grandma!) Chorus: (slightly different) Grandma got run over by fake reindeer Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve Now we know there's no such thing as Santa Don't care what everyone else believes Song ends with Grandma saying "Merry Christmas." I don't know what the title would be. It wouldn't be "Grandma Got Run Over By Fake Reindeer" because that would be too much of a spoiler. I think it would be "What Really Happened To Grandma", or "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (What Really Happened)". And she couldn't have been run over by a reindeer. 1. I'm pretty sure she left the house sometime between 6 and 9 PM. I'm pretty sure Santa didn't even leave the North Pole yet. 2. Santa and the reindeer are flying in the sky. So unless they were flying very low, or Grandma was very tall, there's no way they could have run her over. It had to have been Grandpa.
Can someone answer this question for me? Why does the melody of this song sound like a harmony to me? Sounds like this melody was added to another song as harmony.
Randy Brooks dr Elmo Now Dave Brooks Randy’s relative (brother?) sang that song to us in 1984 in Holland MI while we were at Hope College. They are related to famous Foster who played the drunk on Dean Martin show.
Yeah, really. This song came out in '79 and only a few radio stations would play it because supposedly radio stations would get call from irate older listeners who found it offensive. But the younger classic-rock radio crowd found it kind of funny and ironic, fitting in nicely with Saturday Night Live style satire which was hot at the time --- even tho' it's not a rock song. In the early 80s WNEW FM in NY started playing it heavily during the holiday season and it took off from there.
44 years old the song and he still sounds good for 86 years old. Exactly the same
This was a very sweet tribute, I have fond memories of this song growing up years ago. It was not without watering eyes while listening to this walking down Memory Lane!
this song came out when i was 20 years old. I fall in love in with it then and still love it 30 years later when i am 52 years. I was not even legal when this came out I listened to it every christmas and even brought it on a cd.
This is the #1 Christmas song in my book. This is the only song that puts me in the Christmas spirit so to speak
Fun Fact: In 1977, this guys sister was my 6th grade social studies teacher..... that Christmas she gave us all a signed record of this song courtesy of her brother
That’s amazing I would be so happy I love that movie and song
Can't believe that no one talks about the Irish Rovers who wrote the original song. Dr. Elmo "heard" it in 1979 and recorded a version. Let us salute the original writers.
They covered the song. The original came out in 1979 with this guy and his wife, written by a friend of his. So sayeth Wikipedia.
Sorry Rick but they did not. They covered it only . Dr Elmo wrote it and I first heard it around the late 70's on the radio while in San Francisco. I had to pull my car over, I was laughing so hard.
+Leah Jordana The song was actually written by Randy Brooks, who appears in this video at about 1:17. However, Dr. Elmo's version made the song a hit and is considered the 'definitive' version.
Dr. Elmo did not write it. Randy Brooks wrote it.
This might be the only clip I actually like from abc
I had no idea this song came out in 1979! I thought it was a mid 80's song to be honest and remember it being played yearly when I was a teenager in the 80's! I feel old now! Well, going on 42 now and this song brings back good memories to say the least! Sing It Grandpa!
The first song in 1985 I was 12yrs old. I thought it was a song the local dj had invented
The Culprit
We have 9 suspects: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph.
6 of the reindeer are already out of question, they are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, and Cupid.
The remaining three suspects are Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
We all know Rudolph is the leader of the team with his bright red nose, but it's not him, if it was him, the grandmother would have damaged eyes from the extreme brightness of the nose.
So this leaves Donner and Blitzen.
How can anybody hate on this song!
He good I love it
Wow, he was old 30 years ago, and it don't look as if he aged.
SteveLovesGOD His voice sounds exactly the same.
This is the funniest Christmas song I have ever heard
Lots of people, in other videos, joked about Grandpa being Santa. That went to my head, and I made a parody about what really happened.
Slow/mellow intro:
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
I am pretty sure you've heard that song
Everybody thought that it was Santa
But I am sad to say that we were wrong
Main song starts:
Chorus:
Grandma got run over by fake reindeer
Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve
Grandpa said that it was done by Santa
But that's not what my family believes
Verse 1:
Grandpa got her drunk on eggnog
And he begged for her to go
Then he hid her medication
And he kicked her out the door into the snow
When we found her Christmas mornin'
We saw something very weird
There were paw prints on her forehead
There were tread marks on her body from Goodyear
Chorus:
Grandma got run over by fake reindeer
Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve
Grandpa said that it was done by Santa
But that's not what my family believes
Verse 2:
Grandpa dressed up just like Santa
Made our car look like a sleigh
Made our eight dogs look like reindeer
Then he waited for us all to hit the hay
Now we all know why our Grandpa
Has been taking it so well
He did away with our dear grandma
Because he wanted to marry cousin Mel (COUSIN MEL?!)
Chorus:
Grandma got run over by fake reindeer
Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve
Grandpa said that it was done by Santa
But that's not what my family believes
3rd verse:
Now our grandpa is in prison
He got twenty-five to life
Mel wants me to be her husband
Kind of weird, but I want her to be my wife
We were eating Christmas dinner
When we got a big surprise
We heard someone ring our doorbell
Can't believe it. Grandma somehow had survived
Chorus:
Grandma got run over by fake reindeer
Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve
Grandpa said that it was done by Santa
But that's not what my family believes
(Sing it, Grandma!)
Chorus: (slightly different)
Grandma got run over by fake reindeer
Walking home from our house, Christmas Eve
Now we know there's no such thing as Santa
Don't care what everyone else believes
Song ends with Grandma saying "Merry Christmas."
I don't know what the title would be. It wouldn't be "Grandma Got Run Over By Fake Reindeer" because that would be too much of a spoiler. I think it would be "What Really Happened To Grandma", or "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (What Really Happened)".
And she couldn't have been run over by a reindeer.
1. I'm pretty sure she left the house sometime between 6 and 9 PM. I'm pretty sure Santa didn't even leave the North Pole yet.
2. Santa and the reindeer are flying in the sky. So unless they were flying very low, or Grandma was very tall, there's no way they could have run her over.
It had to have been Grandpa.
Grammy winning group, The Irish Rovers, recorded the quintessential version of the song!
its all sung in good fun
Just good ole’ fun!!
At 2:25 shes incorrect where she say's "It was kind of a joke when you wrote it" Dr. Elmo did not write the song, Randy Brooks did.
Hillbilly carol love it!! haha
ian harding. loves this song.
i still have the original tape from 1984
This awesome
I thought "The Christmas Shoes" was #1 on the "Worst Christmas Songs" list!
Can someone answer this question for me? Why does the melody of this song sound like a harmony to me? Sounds like this melody was added to another song as harmony.
well, it's 41 now.
I bet he's made close to a hundred million dollars on that song
no.
Randy Brooks dr Elmo
Now Dave Brooks Randy’s relative (brother?) sang that song to us in 1984 in Holland MI while we were at Hope College. They are related to famous Foster who played the drunk on Dean Martin show.
40 now
10 people's grandmas got run over by reindeers! :(
Its 40 now
Love it
Yeah, really. This song came out in '79 and only a few radio stations would play it because supposedly radio stations would get call from irate older listeners who found it offensive. But the younger classic-rock radio crowd found it kind of funny and ironic, fitting in nicely with Saturday Night Live style satire which was hot at the time --- even tho' it's not a rock song. In the early 80s WNEW FM in NY started playing it heavily during the holiday season and it took off from there.
@wildnites558 Thanks for sharing that! ..It's harmless! I'm a Christian and am not offended at all! It's good to giggle! =D
Another US person trying to take credit for a Canadian song. If it is done in Canada the US will take credit for it.
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poor grandma but i say oppen them!
It Benn 40yr cent that come out
@steamerthesteamtrain really? you think you might be talking about yourself,..
@FluffyPonBomb ahh scew you
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