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    • Dec 25, 1942
    Buck Owens receives a mandolin for Christmas and teaches himself to play
    Dec 25, 1942
    Mel Tillis' family gets a Majestic Radio for Christmas. Tillis begins listening regularly to the Grand Ole Opry
    Jul 27, 1945
    Tex Ritter records "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral" at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles
    Nov 23, 1945
    Dale Evans appears in Hollywood's annual Santa Claus Lane parade, alongside George Burns, Hoagy Carmichael and Abbott & Costello
    Nov 22, 1946
    Gene Autry rides in the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood, as do Roy Rogers, Jack Benny and Red Skelton. When Autry hears children shout, "Here comes Santa Claus," he's inspired to write "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)"
    Oct 6, 1947
    Columbia releases Gene Autry's holiday hit "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"
    Nov 26, 1947
    The Santa Claus Lane parade proceeds in Los Angeles with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Hopalong Cassidy all riding horses down Hollywood Boulevard
    Dec 22, 1947
    Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys headline a benefit at the Lyric Theater in Knoxville, raising $704 for the Empty Stocking Fund
    Nov 24, 1948
    Gene Autry, Jo Stafford, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans are among the celebrities who populate the Santa Claus Lane parade on Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Also along: Dinah Shore, Hopalong Cassidy and Bob Hope
    Jun 27, 1949
    Merry Christmas, six months early: Gene Autry records the holiday classic "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" in Los Angeles



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