Elmo Shropshire,
DVM (born October 26, 1936), is a singer of comedy tunes, most notably the holiday song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". He originally recorded the song in 1979 with his then-wife, Patsy. Under the stage name
Dr. Elmo, he re-recorded it solo for the 1992 album
Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas, and again in 2000 for the album
Up Your Chimney. He also recorded two albums of year-round songs:
Dr. Elmo's Twisted Tunes (1993) and
Love, Death and Taxes (2000).