We are preparing for our Christmas concert at wind band and we always play the Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson. Everyone loves it. Has anyone else found themselves playing this at Christmas concerts, or perhaps the tune everywhere.

I have an excellent arrangement for organ by Thomas Trotter. I always play it for the kids' service on Xmas Eve.. seems a bit out of place to give it a whirl at a main service however..

The orchestra I'm in are doing it at our Christmas concert...I have the tune woopeeee

ooooh nice kind mrbouffant

Is it a printed copy or a recording that you have of T.T. playing Sleigh Ride. Can you give me details.....please

I play Sleigh Ride - A couple of years ago I programmed a sequence "special effects track" of sleigh bells, horse's clip-clop and even the whip crack - all available from the sound library on the Technics organ. I'll be using that again in December at an organ concert in Skegness.

Have you noticed how many [cathedral] organ recital programmes now include a piece or two of light music. Sleigh Ride was played at Lincoln Cathedral a few years ago at "christmas service"....went down a storm!!!! and why not?

I have a great version - my younger students love to help with the 'sleigh bells' part!

"Is it a printed copy (or a recording) that you have of T.T. playing Sleigh Ride. Can you give me details.....please"

Ditto. Please?

It's our VI form ensemble piece, yey (!) havnt tried it yet though, starting our rehearsals tomorrow.

we played the Leroy Anderson one at wind band too!

Izz- you'll hear our version if you come!!

Oooh and it is by Leroy Anderson...must be the orchestral arrangement.

diapason/rosemary:

The TT arrangement of Sleigh Ride is published by Banks Music:

The catalogue entry is:
Leroy Anderson (arr. Thomas Trotter) Sleigh Ride 14038 £3.85

Their website seems to be:
http://www.banksmusicpublications.cwc.net/

Many thanks mrbouffant. I'm on to it now.

How are you today. Be Careful outside - it's very frost and icy here

Have you seen this? With sound!

My Webpage

I don't know if this will work...... let's try anyway.

It works Roesmary!

Well it worked, but I don't know how to get it out of 'my webpage'!

I think you right click it to change the name of the link

Hello Nat - have you listened to the other songs? They're ok! I like the opening page best - it's the most colourful.

Just read your reply so will try that.

sleigh ride music

Fingers crossed........I just put some words in...

Yay it worked!!

Wow! It makes me feel clever when things work! What fun.

I'm off to cook some tea now for the starving masses.

Be back later.

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i love this we play it every year with one of the orchestras i play in
and i love the slapstick near the end we always laught when that happens i don't know why. perhaps its just the teacher that normally plays it

I like that bit.

This is a great link....just wait till they try to shoot you.

http://users.ntua.gr/el02027/turkeyshooter.htm

That's brill. Just what I need

Yes.Very therapeutic