Here Comes Santa Claus/ He's A Chubby Little Fellow

Originally released in 1947 on Columbia 37942 (78rpm), before the 45 had been introduced. This 1951 pressing was the first 45 rpm release of one of Gene Autry's signature Christmas tunes. It's on the yellow Columbia label with red print, and has Christmas graphics on the label. This copy comes in its very cool original picture sleeve, which, like others in this series, was manufactured with a hole in the middle of the sleeve (see scan). (The record and sleeve also have the phrase "MJV 4-84" on them; there seems to be some confusion about which is the catalog number and what the other number might be.) Note: This record's label shows virtually no wear, grading Mint. The record looks well played and is a bit scuffed, grading EX. The audio grades Near Mint. The sleeve (see scan) grades Near Mint to reflect some wrinkling at the top edge and a a name written in one of the blocks; it has bright colors and very little ringwear. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)