details for Yingle Bells - Yogi Yorgesson w/ The Johnny Duffy Trio

Verified listings:
• Yingle Bells - Yogi Yorgesson w/ The Johnny Duffy Trio
• Yingle Bells - Yogi Yorgesson

Assumed/incorrect titles:
• Jingle Bells

other performers:
• The Johnny Duffy Trio

Written by:
• James Pierpont (original music and lyrics)
• Harry Stewart (parody lyrics)

Recorded:
• October, 1949

Released:
• 1949

Available on (*):
• 1949 78 rpm single I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas (Capitol 57-781, December, 1949)
• 1961 LP The Great Comedy Hits Of Harry Stewart As Yogi Yorgesson And Harry Kari (Capitol Star Line T-1620, late 1961)

Parody of:
• Jingle Bells

Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
• Christmas (by association only)
• winter
• snow

Chart information:
• #7 1949 (single)

general information about Yogi Yorgesson w/ The Johnny Duffy Trio

Also credited as:
• Yogi Yorgesson
• Yogi Yorgesson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandahoovians
• Yogi Yorgesson & GeGe Pearson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandahoovians
• Harry Kari & His Six Saki Sippers
• Harry Kari
• Claude Hopper
• Klaus Hammerschmidt

Common misspellings:
• Yogi Yorgessen
• Hari Kari
• Harry Carey
• Yogi Yorgensen
• Yogi Jorgensen
• Yogi Yorgensson

General type of music:
• novelty song w/ spoken interlude

Real name:
• Harry Skarbo (at birth)
• Harry Stewart (after adoption as a young child)

Born:
• October 21, 1908

Died:
• May 20, 1956

Based in:
• Los Angeles, CA

Also recorded with:
• The Johnny Duffy Trio
• Johnny Duffy & The Scandahoovians
• GeGe Pearson
• His Six Saki Sippers

Web sites:
• http://www.yogiyorgesson.com/

interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
• He created the character of Yogi Yorgesson around 1933 for radio. The character was originally a mystic, but later became more of a bungler.
• Being of Scandinavian descent, he created his main character using that type of accent, but called it "Scandahoovian".
• His Harry Kari character used a Japanese accent.
• His Claude Hopper character used a southern U.S. accent.
• His Klaus Hammerschmidt character used a German accent.
• His Scandinavian style of humor was carried on by the duo of Stan Boreson & Doug Setterberg.

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