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    • Nov 10, 1909
    Pop songwriter Johnny Marks is born in Mount Vernon, New York. Specializing in holiday songs, he writes Gene Autry's "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer," Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
    Dec 25, 1949
    With "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" enjoying its first year as a holiday hit, composer Johnny Marks takes a bow from the audience on a Christmas edition of the Ed Sullivan-hosted CBS variety show "Toast Of The Town"
    Mar 9, 1981
    "Adios Amigo" composer Jerry Livingston and "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" songwriter Johnny Marks are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a ceremony in New York
    Sep 3, 1985
    Songwriter Johnny Marks dies in a New York hospital. Marks was best known for the Christmas classics "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
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