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3 unusual facts about Johnny Marks


Johnny Marks

Among Marks's many works is "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer", which was based on a poem of the same name, written by Marks’s brother-in-law, Robert L. May, Rudolph's creator.

Maury Laws

His most widely known work may be an adaptation of Johnny Marks' score for the well-known Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, first aired in 1964.

Robert L. May

In 1948, May’s brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, wrote (words and music) an adaptation of Rudolph.



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Wishes: A Holiday Album

#"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Frosty the Snowman" (Johnny Marks/Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - 5:21