The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride (Karaoke)
Details
| Title | The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride (Karaoke) |
| Author | Sing Along |
| Duration | 2:59 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=-cpiaFjekdg |
Description
1949 Film【Streets of Laredo】Theme Song
Composer: Leroy Anderson (in 1948)
Lyricist: Mitchell Parish
Arranged By: Jack Nitzsche
Performer: The Ronettes
1963【A Christmas Gift for You】Christmas Album
First recorded in 1949 by The Andrews Sisters
The piece is noted for the sounds of a horse clip-clopping, and a whip used to get the horse moving. In most performances, a percussionist provides these sounds on temple blocks and a slapstick, respectively. Toward the end of the piece, a trumpet imitates the sound of a horse whinnying.
According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), 【Sleigh Ride】 consistently ranks as one of the top 10 most-performed songs written by ASCAP members. ASCAP named 【Sleigh Ride】 the most popular piece of Christmas music in the U.S. between 2009 and 2012 based on performance data from over 2,500 radio stations. Anderson's recording remains the most popular instrumental version, while Johnny Mathis's has become the most popular vocal version.
