Elmo Shropshire Biography

Fast Facts

• A competitive runner, he won a gold medal at the 2013 World Master's Track and Field Championships in Brazil
• Won the U․S․ National 5K Cross Country Championship
• His song "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" was consistently the most requested holiday song for three decades
• Earned his degree in veterinary medicine
• Served as a veterinarian for the thoroughbred horses of New York's Aqueduct and Belmon Park race tracks
• Moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and established his own animal hospital
• Performed with his bluegrass band in various venues throughout Northern California before happening on the Christmas song that would bring him to fame
• Worked alongside his father breaking and riding horses that would go on to win the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes
• Best known for recording the comedy Christmas song "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer․"
• Frequently makes guest appearances on radio stations during the holiday season to offer commentary and sing live on-air renditions of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer․"