News Archive: 2025

Of Course It Is Not Too Early for Gene Autry Christmas Music!
Posted November 3, 2025

Folks today like to complain that Christmas music is played too early and it never used to be like that years ago. Well, Gene Autry Entertainment wants you to know that America's Favorite Singing Cowboy was performing Christmas music on his radio show before Thanksgiving and even before Halloween as far back as the 1940s! Read more here.

Our Hearts Still Melt for “Frosty the Snow Man” on Its 75th Anniversary
Posted October 15, 2025

When America’s Favorite Cowboy Gene Autry segued from Western hitmaker into holiday magic maker, character-driven songs became his forte – via such beloved subjects as Santa Claus in 1947, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1949, and in 1950, Frosty the Snow Man. Read more here.

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Gene Autry’s “Peter Cottontail”
Posted March 29, 2025

Spring and Easter signify rebirth and new beginnings, and for Gene Autry it was only natural that he’d record an Easter song. After all, he’d had massive success with holiday smashes “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Way),” in 1947, and “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in 1949. Soon after, kicking off a new decade, Gene would create the most enduring secular Easter song of all time, “Peter Cottontail,” beloved by generations of children of all ages. The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the perennial classic: Gene Autry’s recording of everyone’s favorite, “Peter Cottontail.” Read more here.

Gene Autry Entertainment and the Autry Museum are Safe!
Posted January 10, 2025

Gene Autry Entertainment and the Autry Museum of the American West are safe from the active fires in Los Angeles. Thank you to everyone who has checked in with us!