VLVL(6) - Ch 10 Notes & Questions 1 193.8

[James Kyllo]

>193.8  Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow - two classic winter holiday songs,
>staples of countless Christmas collections,-- does anyone know who wrote
>them, or their history?


Winter Wonderland was written in 1934 by Dick Smith and Felix Bernard. One
of the first recordings of "Winter Wonderland" was by Guy Lombardo and His
Royal Canadians in 1934.

Can't find much trace of messrs Smith & Bernard doing anything else

Let It Snow was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in 1945

Sammy Cahn (1913 - 1993).  Born as Samuel Cohen in New York City. A lyricist
since 1935, he supplied lyrics for many films, often working in
collaboration with composers Jule Styne or Jimmy Van Heusen. Won Academy
Awards for the title song of "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954), "All the
Way" from "The Joker is Wild" (1957), "High Hopes" from "A Hole in the Head"
(1959), and "Call Me Irresponsible" from "Papa's Delicate Condition" (1963).

Jule Styne (composer; born December 31, 1905, London; died September 20,
1994)
Wrote the scores of such long-running Broadway "classics" as High Button
Shoe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan, Gypsy, Bells Are Ringing, Funny
Girl and the Tony-winning Hallelujah Baby!  Styne's songs for Broadway
include "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," "The Party's Over," "Let Me
Entertain You," and "People."


James

"They say damp records the past.
 If that's so,
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ME Smith