What are the different versions of sleigh ride?

Answer 1

• 1949 - The Boston Pops' instrumental version was the original, but Leroy Anderson himself recorded a (slightly faster) instrumental version the following year. The Boston Pops have re-recorded the piece several times.
• 1950 - Leroy Anderson. The Decca Gold Label Series singles (#16000), both 45 and 78 rpm, referenced above were not issued as individual records. They were part of the four-disc set Leroy Anderson Conducts His Own Compositions. Anderson would re-record "Sleigh Ride" in stereo in 1959.
• 1950 - The Andrews Sisters - notable as the first known vocal recording of the tune.[2]
• 1950 - Merv Griffin with the Freddy Martin Orchestra
• 1950 - The Three Suns - Instrumental version (HMV B 10000).
• 1954 - Bing Crosby with vocal backing by Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra (Decca 28463); Crosby recorded the song again in 1977 for his final album,Seasons.
• 1954 - George Melachrino - Christmas in High Fidelity. The arrangement is more string-heavy; even the horse's whinny is done by the violins.
• 1955 - Walter Schumann - The Voices of Christmas (says "Christmas Party" instead of the usual "Birthday Party" within the bridge)
• 1956 - Jo Stafford - Ski Trails
• 1956 - Spike Jones - A Xmas Spectacular
• 1956 - Frederick Fennell - The Music of Leroy Anderson
• 1956 - Ferrante & Teicher - Adventures in Carols(Westminster LP)
• 1958 - Johnny Mathis - Merry Christmas
• 1959 - Ray Conniff - Christmas with Conniff
• 1959 - The Three Suns - A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas
• 1959 - Andre Kostelanetz - Joy to the World: Music for Christmas. A similar arrangement to the Boston Pops version, but moderately faster in speed and featuring a whistle in portions of the song.
• 1959 - Hugo Winterhalter - Wish You Were Here
• 1960 - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
• 1960 - The Randy Van Horne Singers - Sleighride
• 1961 - Mitch Miller - Holiday Sing-Along with Mitch
• 1962 - Ferrante & Teicher - Snowbound
• 1962 - Skitch Henderson - Winter Holiday
• 1963 - The Ronettes - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector. An altered version with background vocals singing "Ring-a-ling-a-ling Ding-dong-ding" and excluding the lyrics "giddy up giddy up let's go" and "The birthday [or] Christmas party at the home of farmer Gray."
• 1963 - Bert Kaempfert - Christmas Wonderland
• 1964 - Jack Jones - Christmas Album
• 1964 - Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme - That Holiday Feeling
• 1964 - The Ramsey Lewis Trio - More Sounds of Christmas
• 1965 - Al Hirt - The Sound of Christmas
• 1965 - The Ventures - Christmas Album. A surf-style instrumental, similar in beat and arrangement to their biggest hit, "Walk Don't Run". Omits the "Farmer Gray" portion of the song.
• 1965 - Andy Williams - Merry Christmas
• 1966 - Henry Mancini - A Merry Mancini Christmas. Part of a medley with "Jingle Bells".
• 1966 - The New Christy Minstrels - Christmas with the Christies
• 1967 - Ron Goodwin - Christmas Wonderland
• 1968 - Herb Alpert - Christmas Album
• 1968 - Robert Goulet - Wonderful World of Christmas
• 1969 - Boots Randolph - Boots and Stockings
• 1970 - Lawrence Welk - Merry Christmas
• 1971 - The Partridge Family - A Partridge Family Christmas Card
• 1972 - Eugene Ormandy - A Christmas Spectacular
• 1977 - Burl Ives - Christmas by the Bay
• 1977 - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (and again in 1982, 1987, 2005, and 2006)[3]
• 1978 - The Carpenters - Christmas Portrait (this version mentions "Christmas Party" instead of the usual "Birthday Party" in the bridge)
• 1979 - Larry Groce - Disney's Christmas Favorites
• 1983 - Amy Grant - A Christmas Album
• 1987 - Air Supply - The Christmas Album (this version also mentions "Christmas Party" rather than the usual "Birthday Party" melody line for "Sleigh Ride")
• 1987 - The Muppets - in the television special A Muppet Family Christmas
• 1988 - MC Einar's "Jul, Det' Cool" - a popular Danish Christmas song is based on this track.
• 1989 - The Hampton String Quartet - What if Mozart Wrote "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"?
• 1990 - Erich Kunzel - Christmas with the Pops
• 1992 - Glen Campbell - Christmas with Glen Campbell
• 1992 - Debbie Gibson - A Very Special Christmas 2
• 1992 - TLC - Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
• 1992 - Mel Tormé - Christmas Songs
• 1993 - Harry Connick, Jr - When My Heart Finds Christmas
• 1993 - Amy Grant - A Christmas Collection
• 1993 - Lou Rawls - Christmas Is the Time
• 1994 - Neil Diamond - The Christmas Album, Volume II
• 1994 - Lorrie Morgan - Merry Christmas from London
• 1994 - El Vez - Merry Me X-Mas
• 1996 - Brian Setzer - from the movie Jingle All The Way
• 1996 - Spice Girls - B Side of "2 Become 1" (similar to the Ronettes' version)
• 1997 - André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra
• 1998 - Squirrel Nut Zippers - Christmas Caravan
• 1999 - Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas
• 1999 - Kenny G - Faith
• 2000 - The Three Tenors - The Three Tenors Christmas
• 2000 - Vanessa L. Williams - from the movie A Diva's Christmas Carol
• 2000 - Billy Gilman - From the Christmas Album Classic Christmas
• 2001 - Garth Brooks - Call Me Claus
• 2001 - TLC - MTV TRL Christmas
• 2002 - Hilary Duff - Santa Claus Lane
• 2002 - Jump5 - All the Joy in the World
• 2002 - S Club 8 - Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride
• 2003 - Art Paul Schlosser - Words of Cheese and Other Parrot Trees
• 2003 - Chicago - What's It Gonna Be, Santa?
• 2004 - Clay Aiken - Merry Christmas with Love
• 2004 - Play - Play Around the Christmas Tree
• 2005 - JoJo - Performed a live version for President Bush at "Christmas in Washington"[4]
• 2005 - Paul Carrack & The SWR Big Band - Winter Wonderland
• 2007 - KT Tunstall - A target exclusive CD
• 2007 - Relient K - Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer
• 2008 - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - From the album Jingle All the Way, this rendition was nominated for the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
• 2008 - Brian Stokes Mitchell with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Ring Christmas Bells
• 2009 - Hayley Westenra - Pure