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Oakley W. Haldeman (July 17, 1909 – December 17, 1986) was an American songwriter ("Here Comes Santa Claus"), composer, author and the general manager for a music publisher. He joined ASCAP in 1949, and his other popular-song compositions include "Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes", "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine", "Tho' I Tried", "Pretty Mary", "Texas Polka", "Honey Child", "Vic'try Train", "Last Mile", and "Texans Never Cry". Haldeman was born in California, the son of Catherine (Oakley) and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Oakley Haldeman first charted in 1944 with Texas Polka.The artist placed 12 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10.On US Country the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s.