Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
~ Recording by The Temptations
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:55 | The Temptations | Silent Night / Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer | The Temptations | Single |
| Gordy | G-7082 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Temptations Christmas Card | The Temptations | Album |
| Gordy | GS 951 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:55 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | M795V2 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Motown Christmas Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | OC 062-98 120, STML 12037 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: Jingle Bell Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, CBS Special Products | 2RNR-XM, A 20150 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:02 | The Temptations | Motown Originals: 20 Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | WD 72546 |
| 1.8 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-25991 |
| 1.12 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Noch ’ne Bescherung | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polyphon | 845 839-2 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Christmas Gala Soul Stars | Various Artists | Album |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | PD 75073 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746352562 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:02 | The Temptations | 20 Christmas Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Motown | ||
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Merry Christmas From Motown | Various Artists | Album |
| MCA Special Products | |
| 1.4 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas Gift | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314 520 268-2 |
| 1.4 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas Gift | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 22663-2 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 314 520 255-2 |
| 1.5 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas Carol | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | |
| 2.12 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Rock Christmas: Best Of | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany), RTL | 535 083-2 |
| 2.12 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Christmas Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 565 458-2 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Pop Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyMedia (a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.) | |
| 1.3 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas (Remastered) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012 153 354-2 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012 153 354-2 |
| 2.10 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Soulful Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R114-16 |
| 1.20 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Christmas: The Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 542 070-2 |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | 20 Christmas Stars II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CMNC-0148 | |
| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | 20 Christmas Stars II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip Kid Records | CMND-0148 |
| 3.1 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas (5 CD Set) | The Supremes, The Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Miracles, The Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| GSC Music, Universal Music Special Markets | #18486, 314560009-2, 314560010-2, 314560011-2, 314560012-2, 314560013-2 |
| 1.10 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Soulful Christmas: Deck the Halls | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314560024-2, M18654 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Temptations Christmas Card | The Temptations | Album |
| Motown | 3746352512 |
| 2.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Season’s Greetings 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 3145859802 |
| 1.11 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | Old Navy presents Home for the Holidays: Yule Sing Along! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Old Navy, Rock River | 181173001 |
| 2.8 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Sounds of the 70s: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL XXD/05/SNC |
| 1.8 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | Sounds of the Sixties: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL XXD/04/SCC |
| 1.5 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 3.1 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | ?:?? | The Temptations | Merry Christmas: Chronicles | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 602498310779 |
| 1.5 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 983 395-0 | |
| 2.11 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Pottery Barn Kids: Holiday Fun | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rock River | RRC-PBK-0516 |
| 1.5 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Willi Resetarits präsentiert seine Radio Wien Hits: Weihnachten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 9845195 |
| 1.15 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Easy Christmas Now | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Bureau B | BB05 |
| 1.18 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | True Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG) | |
| 43.14 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 8: 1968 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Select, Motown | B0009708-02 |
| 1.6 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Malt Shop Memories: Christmas (Time-Life) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog) | M19498, OPCD-8166 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Christmas Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | Christmas Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music on Demand | |
| 1.4 | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:56 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0013383-02 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (John D.Marks) | 3:01 | The Temptations | Merry Christmas | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.19 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | RTL Weihnachten 2009 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.15 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Best in Christmas Rock & Pop | Various Artists | Album |
| Brunswick News | 0-6007-5322497-7 |
| 1.14 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Weihnachten mit Radeberger Pilsner, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) | |
| 2.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Now That’s What I Call Christmas! 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI America | 509996 09848 2 1 |
| 2.20 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | RTL Weihnachten 2010 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH) | |
| 5.9 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (without intro) | 2:57 | The Temptations | 100 Essential Christmas Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magic Records (Poland) | 533 160 2 |
| 2.26 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection (1961-1971) | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Select, Motown | B0015942-02 |
| 2.14 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Winter Wonderland: The Very Best of Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 06007 5335865 8 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Greatest Ever! Christmas Carols & Songs: The Definitive Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD 084 |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America) | |
| 1.2 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0018969-02 |
| 1.20 | Rudolph the Red-Rosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | Pop Party: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5346756 |
| 1.11 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | 101 Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | |
| 1.16 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:05 | The Temptations | The Best Christmas Album 2017 | Various Artists | Album |
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| 1.3 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | A Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.2 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (stereo LP version) | 3:00 | The Temptations | Christmas Hip Hop n’ R&B | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.22 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (stereo LP version) | 2:55 | The Temptations | R ’n’ B Christmas Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Just the Hits: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 5389148 |
| 2.12 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:54 | The Temptations | A Very Cool Christmas | Various Artists | Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 538 806-9 |
| 2.15 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Most Wonderful Christmas… | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 19075993012 |
| 3.14 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | It’s Christmas Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | The Motown Christmas Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | STML 12037 |
| 1.1 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | The Temptations’ Christmas Card | The Temptations | Album | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | 12 Songs of X-Mas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Entertainment | BMG DRC12264 |
| 1.8 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 3:00 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.6 | Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Christmas Collection, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sunday Express (UK newspaper) | SEALEDCD01 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.20 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (stereo LP version) | 3:05 | The Temptations | Now That’s What I Call Winter Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:59 | The Temptations | Motown Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Somerset Entertainment (manufacturer/distributor of specialty music, with regional distributors in US, CA, & UK/EU) | 21199 |
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | So Fresh Presents Songs for Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Australia (use with caution, be prepared to prove your edit!) | |
| 2.9 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 2:57 | The Temptations | White Christmas | Various Artists | Album |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 2.9 | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer | 2:58 | The Temptations | The Spirit of Christmas | Various Artists |
| Universal Music Canada | ||
| 1.9 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | 3:01 | The Temptations | A Soulful Oldies Christmas (K Earth 101 FM) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| producer: | Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer) Barrett Strong |
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| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1970) |
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| recording of: | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (cover) |
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Related works
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
| lyricist and composer: | Johnny Marks (American songwriter) |
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| publisher: | Chappell & Co Ltd. Chappell Music Ltd. Warner Chappell Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley Medley (Christmas with Frank Ferrari) (order: 3) Mix 2 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 3) Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 7) Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 7) |
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| later parody versions: | Frosty the Red‐Nosed Snowman (Aqua Teen Hunger Force) It’s a Fanboy Christmas 我的基本法 |
| later translated versions: | Kender I den om Rudolf? Le P’tit Renne au nez rouge Petteri Punakuono Rodolfo el reno nariz roja Rudi Rudolf er rød på nesen Rudolf het gekke rendier Rudolf med röda mulen Rudolf, das kleine Rentier ("...jeder bei den Lappen kennt...") Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (German) 루돌프 사슴코 赤鼻のトナカイ (Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer) |
| is the basis for: | Randolph the Flat‐Nosed Reindeer RuPaul The Red‐Nosed Drag Queen |
| arrangement of: | Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms) |
| arrangements: | Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for concert band, arranged by Luther Henderson and adapted by Michael Brown) Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
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