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, Authors ...

My annual “Sleigh Ride” watch was jump-started unexpectedly yesterday, October 2, close to a month before it usually begins. To recap the rules: Every year around the holidays, I note the first time I ...

It’s a song that let’s us all know the holiday season is here. "Sleigh Ride" was written by composer Leroy Anderson in Connecticut during a heat wave. The Boston Pops popularized the song, and today ...

Leroy Anderson was interviewed in the 1960's by Dick Bertel of WTIC Radio, Hartford, Connecticut. Q. Let's start off with a question about Christmas music. What is Christmas music in general? What ...

It’s a song that let’s us all know the holiday season is here. "Sleigh Ride" was written by composer Leroy Anderson in Connecticut during a heat wave. The Boston Pops popularized the song, and today ...

This being the holiday season, it would be nice to look back and report that composer Leroy Anderson featured his popular Christmas song “Sleigh Ride” when he conducted the Rochester Symphony ...

Leroy Anderson enjoyed conducting his music with all sizes of orchestras, from the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra to high school orchestras. In 1953 Leroy Anderson was asked to conduct his music and speak ...