Score and Parts Brass
Band (Score & Parts) -
Grade 4
SKU:
HL.44013277
Brass
Band Score and Parts.
Composed by Dick Smith.
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Concert Band. Classical.
Softcover. Anglo Music
Press #AMP395030.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (HL.44013277).
This enduringly
popular seasonal song has
long been a Christmas
favourite, even though
the lyrics don't mention
'Christmas' at all. The
words were by Dick Smith
(1901-1935) and the music
by Felix Bernard
(1897-1944). The
inspiration was
reportedly a visit by
Smithto Honesdale's (his
hometown) Central Park
when it was covered in
snow. The first recording
was made by Richard
Himbers Ritz-Carlton
Orchestra in 1934. The
same year Guy Lombardo
and his band, The Royal
Canadians, took the song
to number 2 in the US
Billboard Chart, where it
stayed for 9 weeks. It
has since been recorded
by over 150 artists, the
most successful versions
being by Perry Como and
the Andrews Sisters, both
released in 1946.