Leroy Anderson, America's preeminent composer of light concert music, wrote such lively and evocative Pops orchestral favorites as "Sleigh Ride," "The Syncopated Clock" and "Blue Tango". His music ...

Leroy Anderson's Response Dear Linda, I was very much interested to receive your letter because I know exactly how you feel. You see, I used to play the double bass, and if you think those viola ...

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.

When the Westminster Symphony Orchestra performs its annual winter concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, “Sleigh Ride” is part of the program.

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 concerts.

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

Originally composed by LeRoy Anderson in 1948, "Sleigh Ride" is one of the most popular holiday songs, with acts ranging from the Ronettes to TLC and Fun recording versions of it.

NYC guest orchestra conductor goes viral for 'Sleigh Ride' performance A New York City man who won a raffle to conduct the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra for a song has gone viral.

Leroy Anderson: Master of the Miniature 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 ...

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 ...