![Reindeer crossing! Meet Elmo Shropshire, maestro of madcap, with delusions of 'banjer' | Candice Dyer's writing Reindeer crossing! Meet Elmo Shropshire, maestro of madcap, with delusions of 'banjer' | Candice Dyer's writing](https://anticsincandyland.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/elmo.jpg)
Reindeer crossing! Meet Elmo Shropshire, maestro of madcap, with delusions of 'banjer' | Candice Dyer's writing
!["Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was meant to be a gag gift. The joke was on Elmo Shropshire. | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was meant to be a gag gift. The joke was on Elmo Shropshire. | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f24f086/2147483647/strip/true/crop/493x259+0+38/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2F89%2F47971f204adb94b8f2342ee1acaf%2Fshropshire2.jpg)
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was meant to be a gag gift. The joke was on Elmo Shropshire. | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida
Nearly 3 decades after gaining the rights, Dr. Elmo is still cashing in with the quirky Christmas tune 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'
![File:Dr. Elmo (Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer) WPIX-TV Sukaanya 12-21-09.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Dr. Elmo (Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer) WPIX-TV Sukaanya 12-21-09.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Dr._Elmo_%28Grandma_Got_Run_Over_by_a_Reindeer%29_WPIX-TV_Sukaanya_12-21-09.jpg)