Elmo and Patsy' s "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" came in at No. 5, which seems a bit high. Rolling Stone called it "one ...

It was a longshot that a Christmas song about a sweet grandmother getting run over by one of Santa’s reindeer would ever make it to a recording studio. An even longer one that it might get airplay.

Surprisingly enough, a song about an elderly woman getting attacked by a wild animal became one of the most popular Christmas songs ever. It all started near the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, where the ...