Leroy Anderson grew up in Cambridge, attended Harvard, and began his career with the Boston Pops. "Sleigh Ride" was conceived during a heat wave in the summer of 1946.

It’s “Sleigh Ride” time. The holiday classic will be played on radio stations, performed at concerts and downloaded on iTunes for holiday music playlists leading up to Christmas. … ...

Since the state of California expressly forbids playing or writing about "Sleighride" after December 31st, while we still have time, here's Craig Curtis's report on its composer, Leroy Anderson.

The Best of Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson conducting on Universal Classics/MCA 11710. A single CD with many of the original mono recordings of Anderson conducting his music.

Enter Leroy Anderson, who on that important night in his career conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra while Fiedler listened and liked what he heard. Some short time later, at Fiedler's request ...

Although it depicts a winter scene, "Sleigh Ride" was written by Leroy Anderson on a hot summer day in 1946 in Woodbury, CT.

LE ROY — When many people think of the music of composer Leroy Anderson, the first thing that comes to mind is likely “Sleigh Ride,” a staple of many holiday ...

When Arthur Fiedler, conductor of the BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA, commissioned Leroy Anderson to arrange some Harvard songs, he was so impressed with the young composer's work that he named Anderson to ...

“German Dance” K. 605, No. 3 (“Schlittenfahrt”) by Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) means "sleigh ride" in German. During Mozart’s time sleigh rides were popular in Vienna, and listening for ...

Mediaguide heard “Sleigh Ride” played 43,000 times on monitored stations, most often as performed by Leroy Anderson. “Winter Wonderland” followed at 38,000 (most often the Eurythmics) and “It’s the ...