Solos Hideaway Home. Read about Up On The Housetop (Ho Ho Ho) - 78rpm Version by Gene Autry and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Orvon Grover Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Ho, Ho, Ho! Up On The Housetop ©Gene Autry 1952. About Up on the Housetop "Up on the Housetop" is a Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864. Check out Up On The House Top (Ho Ho Ho) by Gene Autry with Carl Cotner's Orchestra on Amazon Music. Up On The Housetop ©Gene Autry 1952. Gene Autry. Back to Solos Christmas pages. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in Radio, Recording, Motion Pictures, Television, and Live Theatre/performance. Up on the housetop, reindeer pause Out jumps good ol' Santa Claus Down through the chimney with lots of toys Two of the earliest recordings of "Up on the Housetop" were made by Gene Autry, of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" fame, and Bill Boyd. Ho, Ho, Ho! Song Up On The Housetop ©Gene Autry 1952 Columbia J4-176 (45rpm) / J-176 (78rpm) It has been recorded by a multitude of singers, most notably Gene Autry in 1953. "Up on the Housetop" The Airmen of Note, 2009, Jazz version Modern lyrics. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in Radio, Recording, Motion Pictures, Television, and Live Theatre/performance. Song information for Up on the Housetop - Gene Autry on AllMusic Up On The Housetop 1952 Composed by Benjamin Hanby Lyrics in Public Domain . Up on the housetop, Ho, Ho, Ho! Ho, Ho, Ho! Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy. It's only in the choice of toys -- a ball, a hammer and tacks, and a whip that cracks -- that one is reminded of the song's 19th century origins. "Up on the Housetop" is a Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864. Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Ho, Ho, Ho! It has been recorded by a multitude of singers, most notably Gene Autry in 1953. Up On The Housetop 1952 Composed by Benjamin Hanby Lyrics in Public Domain . Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed The Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Up on the housetop, Ho, Ho, Ho! Up on the housetop, reindeer pause Out jumps good ol' Santa Claus Down through the chimney with lots of toys