Johnny Marks

Biography

John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold" (for Burl Ives), and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (introduced by Bing Crosby).

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

5,041 releases · 1,111 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 5,743
  • Other credits · 432

Studios: Capitol Studios · A&M Studios · RCA Studios, Hollywood · Soundstage, Toronto

Frequent collaborators

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