Sleigh Ride

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"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral Christmas piece, often performed with lyrics, that has become a holiday music standard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas song
light music
orchestral composition
composer Leroy Anderson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceDate 1948
genre Christmas music
holiday standard
light orchestral music
hasPart orchestral version
vocal version
hasPopularity holiday standard in the United States
widely performed by school bands and orchestras
hasSeasonalAssociation Christmas NERFINISHED
winter holidays
hasTheme festive holiday atmosphere
winter sleigh ride imagery
inception 1948
includedIn Christmas music compilations
isStandardIn Christmas concert repertoire
pops orchestra repertoire
key B-flat major
language English
laterAdaptedAs song with lyrics
lyricist Mitchell Parish NERFINISHED
lyricsAdded 1950
notableFeature trumpet imitating a horse whinny
use of slapstick to imitate whip cracks
use of temple blocks to imitate horse hooves
originallyComposedAs instrumental
publicationDate 1948
publisher Famous Music NERFINISHED
recordedBy Air Supply NERFINISHED
Amy Grant NERFINISHED
Andy Williams NERFINISHED
Arthur Fiedler NERFINISHED
Boston Pops Orchestra NERFINISHED
Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Glen Campbell NERFINISHED
Harry Connick Jr. NERFINISHED
Johnny Mathis NERFINISHED
Pentatonix NERFINISHED
The Carpenters NERFINISHED
The Ronettes NERFINISHED
tempoMarking Allegro
timeSignature 4/4
typicalInstrumentation concert band
symphony orchestra

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Mitchell Parish notableWork Sleigh Ride
Mitchell Parish wroteLyricsFor Sleigh Ride
No Scrubs precededBySingle Sleigh Ride