'Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer' Host John Ydstie talks with Dr. Elmo Shropshire, the veterinarian who performs the most requested Christmas song ever in radio history: "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer."

'Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer'

December 14, 200212:00 AM ET

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John Ydstie

'Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer'

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Host John Ydstie talks with Dr. Elmo Shropshire, the veterinarian who performs the most requested Christmas song ever in radio history: "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer."