<Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Oakley Haldeman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lyricist (s) </Th> <Td> Gene Autry </Td> </Tr> <P> "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" is a Christmas song originally written and performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Oakley Haldeman . Autry's original version was a top - 10 hit on the pop and country charts; the song would go on to be covered many times in the subsequent decades . </P> <P> Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade (now the Hollywood Christmas Parade) in Los Angeles, during which crowds of spectators chanted, "Here comes Santa Claus". This inspired him to write a song that Haldeman set to music . Autry's lyrics combined two veins of the Christmas tradition, the mythology of Santa Claus and the Christian origin of the holiday (most explicitly in its mention of the nativity promise of "peace on Earth"). A demo recording was made by singer / guitarist Johnny Bond, whose recording made use of ice cubes to mimic the sound of the jingling sleigh - bells . This inspired the use of real sleigh - bells in Autry's own recording of the song . </P>

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