Leroy Anderson on composing This is an excerpt from a 1947 letter that Leroy Anderson wrote. This was before he wrote "Sleigh Ride" and "Blue Tango" and achieved his world-wide level of recognition.

That familiar phrase triggers a wide response inseparably tied to an endless stream of just the right titles to go with just the right music: Fiddle Faddle, The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter ...

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 ...

This ultra-percussive rendition of Leroy Anderson’s light orchestra standard is just magical. After Anderson composed it in 1948, Sleigh Ride quickly became a standard for light orchestral music.

December is turning out to be a hot month for Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride." His classic tune was named the No. 1 Holiday Song by ASCAP this month. ASCAP is the American Society of Composers ...

Many have sung the Christmas song “Sleigh Ride.” These are the best, including the Ronettes, C3PO and R2D2, Leroy Anderson, Sufjan Stevens, and more.

ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) has updated its list of most-played songs of the 2011 holiday season. For the second year in a row, "Sleigh Ride" tops the list of ...

The Boston-based composer is remembered, 100 years after his birth, for a string of three-minute pops-concert classics such as "Sleigh Ride," "The Typewriter" and "The Syncopated Clock." ...

If you have fond memories of listening to songs such as "Blue Tango," "Syncopated Clock" and "Sleigh Ride," you'll enjoy the 3 p.m. concert Sunday at the Richter House in Danbury. Fiedler ...