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  2. Sleigh Ride - Wikipedia

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    Leroy Anderson's own recording of "Sleigh Ride" was made on September 11, 1950, [8] and was released on his album "Leroy Anderson Conducts His Own Compositions" [9] on the Decca label in 1951. Also released that year as a 78-rpm single, [ 10 ] then reissued as a 45-rpm single the following year [ 11 ] when it reached #26 on the Cash Box ...

  3. Leroy Anderson - Wikipedia

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    Leroy Anderson (/ l ə ˈ r ɔɪ / lə-ROY) (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler.

  4. Sandpaper Ballet - Wikipedia

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    The ballet is set to music by Leroy Anderson, who was associated with the Boston Pops Orchestra. [4] All eleven scores used by Anderson are three to four minutes long, [5] though "Sleigh Ride" is used as an overture. [6] and "Sandpaper Ballet", from which the title of the ballet is taken, is not featured. [5]

  5. Boston Pops - Wikipedia

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    Of the many musical pieces created for the orchestra, the Pops' most identifiable works were the colorful novelty numbers composed by Fiedler's close friend Leroy Anderson, including "Sleigh Ride", "The Typewriter", "The Syncopated Clock" and several others. Fiedler also initiated the annual Holiday Pops concerts in December.

  6. Christmas music - Wikipedia

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    "Sleigh Ride", composed originally in 1948 as an instrumental by Leroy Anderson, was inspired by a heatwave in Connecticut. The song premiered with the Boston Pops Orchestra in May 1948 with no association with Christmas. The lyrics added in 1950 have "nothing to do with Santa, Jesus, presents or reindeer," but the jingling bells and "sleigh ...

  7. The Holiday Collection - Wikipedia

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    CD; No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" John Frederick Coots; Haven Gillespie: 3:53: 2. "Sleigh Ride" Leroy Anderson: 3:47: 3. "Let It Snow!

  8. Marian Anderson honored as Philadelphia’s orchestra ... - AOL

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    Anderson, who died in 1993 at age 96, was born in Philadelphia and in 1955 became the first Black singer to appear at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The renaming was announced Wednesday, a day ...

  9. Category:Songs with music by Leroy Anderson - Wikipedia

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    Category: Songs with music by Leroy Anderson. 1 language. ... Sleigh Ride; The Syncopated Clock This page was last edited on 8 February 2018, at 19:15 (UTC). ...