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The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. Because Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the special, it is often mistakenly attributed to Boris Karloff, who served as narrator and the voice of the Grinch in the special but was not a trained singer.
In the recorded version, Boris Karloff does all voices including Cindy Lou Who. The song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", which comically describes the level of the Grinch's despicable nature, includes all verses with their original rhyming lyrics and the isolated song tracks have different durations due to being re-recorded.
One of Ravenscroft's best-known works is as the vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". He was accidentally uncredited, leading the song to be misattributed to Boris Karloff and Tennessee Ernie Ford. [1] The song, now credited to Ravenscroft, peaked on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 32 for the week ending January 2 ...
This song has been performed by a number of artists over the years, but Tyler, the Creator's version for the 2018 animated Grinch film is a real winner.Paired with an orchestra arrangement from ...
The Grinch In the 2018 adaptation of Dr. Seuss' beloved children's storybook, Benedict Cumberbatch brings the mean ol' Grinch to life in the best retelling since Boris Karloff 's original 1958 ...
"Welcome Christmas" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers) Albert Hague (music), Dr. Seuss (lyrics) 2:33: 4. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) Hague, Dr. Seuss: 2:16: 5. "Where Are You, Christmas?" (From the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
The second track, an original song, "I Am the Grinch", was released on November 9, 2018 along with the film's soundtrack by Columbia Records. [8] Tyler also produced and performed the song. [7] The soundtrack was additionally released in vinyl on December 21, [9] with two additional pressings were released on December 25, 2020 and November 5, 2021.
Bloom said that the Glee writers knew they wanted to incorporate the story of the Grinch in the episode, and so including "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was an obvious song choice. He noted that "sometimes the songs drive the plot concepts", saying that Murphy is a big fan of George Michael , and so chose to have the characters perform "Last ...