Run Run Rudolph
Luke Bryan Lyrics


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Out of all the reindeers
You know you're the mastermind
Run, run Rudolph
Randolph ain't too far behind

Run, run Rudolph
Santa's gotta make it to town
Santa, make him hurry
Tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph
I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round

Said Santa to a boy
"Child, what have you been longing for?"
"All I want for Christmas is a
Rock and roll electric guitar"
And then away went Rudolph
Whizzin' like a shootin' star

Run, run Rudolph
Santa's gotta make it to town
Santa, make him hurry
Tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph
'Cause I'm reelin' like merry-go-round
Run like you stole it

Said Santa to a girl
"Child, what would please you most to get?"
"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink, and wet"
And then away went Rudolph
Whizzin' like a Saber jet

Run, run Rudolph
Santa's gotta make it to town
Santa, make him hurry
Tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph
'Cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round

Run, run Rudolph
(Run, run Rudolph)
Run, run Rudolph
Run, run, run Rudolph
(Run, run Rudolph)
Run, run
Run, run, run Rudolph
(Run, run, run Rudolph)




Woo
Merry Christmas, everybody

Overall Meaning

The song "Run Run Rudolph" is a classic Christmas song by Luke Bryan. The lyrics are about Rudolph leading Santa's sleigh on the night of Christmas Eve. The lyrics suggest that Rudolph is a powerful reindeer and that the others are not as quick as he is. Santa is told to hurry Rudolph along to the town where the children are waiting for their presents. The song implies that Santa Claus will make it to town on time to deliver the presents because of Rudolph's incredible speed.


The first verse starts with the line, "Out of all the reindeers," referring to the group of reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. The second line, "You know you're the mastermind," implies Rudolph is the leader of the group. The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea that Rudolph must run as fast as he can to get Santa to the town on time. The bridge of the song introduces a child who tells Santa what they want for Christmas. In this case, it's a rock and roll electric guitar. The third verse introduces another child who tells Santa what they want, which is a little baby doll.


Interestingly, "Run Run Rudolph" was written by Johnny Marks, who also wrote the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." The song has been covered by many artists, including Chuck Berry, who made the song famous. It was also featured in the movie "Home Alone" in 1990.


Line by Line Meaning

Out of all the reindeers
Compared to all the other reindeers, Rudolph is the most intelligent and resourceful


You know you're the mastermind
Rudolph is clever and the leader among the other reindeers


Run, run Rudolph
Encouraging Rudolph to move quickly and urgently


Randolph ain't too far behind
The other reindeer named Randolph is following closely behind Rudolph


Santa's gotta make it to town
Santa needs to deliver gifts to children in town


Santa, make him hurry
Santa is instructing Rudolph to move quickly and help take him to town


Tell him he can take the freeway down
Santa is giving Rudolph permission to use the freeway to reach town faster


I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
The singer is feeling excited and anxious, like being on a merry-go-round


Said Santa to a boy
Santa is addressing a boy and asking him what he wants for Christmas


"Child, what have you been longing for?"
Santa is asking the boy what he desires the most for Christmas


"All I want for Christmas is a Rock and roll electric guitar"
The boy wants a rock and roll electric guitar as his Christmas present


And then away went Rudolph
Rudolph moves quickly and adeptly to find the boy's gift


Whizzin' like a shootin' star
Rudolph is moving at high speed, like a rapidly moving star


Said Santa to a girl
Santa is addressing a girl and asking her what she wants for Christmas


"Child, what would please you most to get?"
Santa is asking the girl what she desires the most for Christmas


"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink, and wet"
The girl wants a baby doll that can perform life-like actions like crying, sleeping, drinking and wetting


Whizzin' like a Saber jet
Rudolph is moving at high velocity like a jet fighter


Run like you stole it
Urging Rudolph to move faster than ever, as if he stole something


Merry Christmas, everybody
Wishing everyone a happy and merry Christmas




Lyrics © ST. NICHOLAS MUSIC INC., Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Marvin Brodie, Johnny Marks

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Patrick Stocks

Out of all the reindeers
You know you’re the mastermind
Run run Rudolph
Randolph ain’t too far behind

Run run Rudolph
Santa’s got to make it to town
Santa make him hurry
Tell him he can take the freeway down
Run run Rudolph
I’m reelin’ like a merry go round

Said Santa to a boy
“Child what have you been longing for “
“All I want for Christmas is a
Rock & roll electric guitar “
And then away went Rudolph
Whizzin’ like a shootin’ star

Run run Rudolph
Santa’s got to make it to town
Santa make him hurry
Tell him he can take the freeway down
Run run Rudolph
‘Cause I’m reelin’ like a merry go round
Run like you stole it

Said Santa to a girl
“Child what would please you most to get?”
“A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink, and wet”
And then away went Rudolph
Whizzin’ like a saber jet

Run run Rudolph
Santa’s got to make it to town
Santa make him hurry
Tell him he can take the freeway down
Run run Rudolph
‘Cause I’m reelin’ like a merry go round

Run run Rudolph
(Run run Rudolph)
Run run Rudolph
Run run run Rudolph
(Run run Rudolph)
Run run
Run run run Rudolph
(Run run Rudolph)

Merry Christmas everybody



All comments from YouTube:

Katlyn Terry

Today's country meets 50s rock and roll! Love it!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Salmon_fisherman_ 98

I love this song sung by the best guy that could possibly sing it the right way!This guy is great

Grow up, Weble!

I've always loved this song, but never found a version i could settle on as my favourite... until now! Thank you Luke!

Lynn Maree

Love hearing this. Especially this time of year. Love u Luke! Can’t wait to see u in concert again. ♥️

Melissa Pratt

Now all we need is a Christmas album Luke. Love ur version of this song the best❤

Rich2ua

This Song Freakin 🎵 Rocks..Country Christmas 🎄 😍

Rebecca Aerni

This is an awesome version of this song! Love it! WTG Luke!

Jaydn W

he should a version of all the famous x-mas songs then sell it as an album I'D BUY IT!

☻︎ m a t t i e ☻︎

OH I DEFINITELY WOULD BUY THAT!!

Gabrielle Farrell

can't get enough of this song:) love my boy luke<3

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