Johnny Marks

Johnny Marks
Born	John David Marks (1909-11-10)November 10, 1909 Mount Vernon, New York, US
Died	September 3, 1985(1985-09-03) (aged 75) New York, New York, US
Education	McBurney School Colgate University Columbia University
Occupations	Songwriter composer
Spouse	Margaret May
Children	3
Relatives	Robert L. May (brother-in-law) Marcus M. Marks (uncle) Steven Levitt (grand nephew)
Military career
Service / branch	United States Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	26th Special Service Company
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Bronze Star Medal

John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold" (for Burl Ives), and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (introduced by Bing Crosby).