Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Interview Dr. Elmo on television via Satellite, Tuesday, December 20

How a cheerfully subversive Christmas Carol became a Cultural Icon, selling over 10 million copies, and replacing Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" as America's most-requested Christmas Song.

NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- -- When Dr. Elmo first recorded "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,"
radio stations banned it, the Gray Panthers picketed it, a DJ got fired
for playing it.

-- Record companies rejected all of Dr. Elmo's efforts to sell the song,
until his self-produced music video of "Grandma" played on MTV in 1983.

-- Its popularity spawned an animated movie, "Grandma Got Run Over by a
Reindeer" which airs each December in prime time on the WB Network,
Toon Network, and worldwide. Dr. Elmo is the narrator, wrote the story,
and the songs in the movie.

-- "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is featured in a scene from the
new movie, JARHEAD, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx.

-- At age 69, Dr. Elmo ran his first marathon, the New York City Marathon,
in a time of 4:17:46.

-- Dr. Elmo has recently performed in Christmas concerts on the bill with
Hilary Duff, Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne, Switchfoot, and Peter
Frampton.

Dr. Elmo is conducting a Satellite Media Tour on Tuesday, December 20, to promote his new Holiday release, "Dr. Elmo's Yule Jewels," featuring the hilarious new Christmas song "Prison Without Martha." Call 415-897-7797

Dr. Elmo is an energetic guest and humorous storyteller who can play and sing the cleverest lines from his songs during interviews. His contagious enthusiasm and good cheer will improve the mood of you, and your audience. Click on the following link to watch brief interviews with Dr. Elmo. www.drelmo.com/DrelmoChristmasPresence.wmv Check his new, hilarious songs/animations at http://drelmo.com/ecards/xmas/

Contact: Pam Wendell
Laughing Stock Records
Phone: 415-893-9818 Cell: 415-515-1140
Fax: 415-897-1691
DocElmo@msn.com
website: www.drelmo.com

Source: Laughing Stock Records

CONTACT: Pam Wendell of Laughing Stock Records, +1-415-893-9818, Cell:
+1-415-515-1140, Fax: +1-415-897-1691, or DocElmo@msn.com

Web site: http://www.drelmo.com/

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