Peter Cottontail (song)
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"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" is a popular Easter
song composed in 1950 by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins. Due to immense popularity of Gene Autry
's Christmas songs Here Comes Santa Claus
and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer that Nelson and Rollins had written, the duo asked Autry to record it. His version peaked at number 3 on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nelson and Rollins also wrote non-Easter lyrics to the tune that later appeared on the 1963
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Peter Cottontail Plus Other Funny Bunnies and their Friends
It is often regarded as one of the most popular Easter songs of all time, and often features on TV commercials around the Easter period.
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
song composed in 1950 by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins. Due to immense popularity of Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
's Christmas songs Here Comes Santa Claus
Here Comes Santa Claus
"Here Comes Santa Claus " is a Christmas song written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman.Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade in Los Angeles, during which crowds of spectators chanted, "Here comes Santa Claus". This inspired him to write a song...
and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer that Nelson and Rollins had written, the duo asked Autry to record it. His version peaked at number 3 on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Nelson and Rollins also wrote non-Easter lyrics to the tune that later appeared on the 1963
1963 in music
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Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
Peter Cottontail Plus Other Funny Bunnies and their Friends
It is often regarded as one of the most popular Easter songs of all time, and often features on TV commercials around the Easter period.
Gene Autry
| Chart (1950) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
Jimmy Wakely
| Chart (1950) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 26 |
Johnnie Lee Wills
| Chart (1950) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 7 |