Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Teddy Bear's Picnic
Bing Crosby, The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires, Victor Young And His Orchestra
- Label
- Decca
- Catalog number
- 27159
- Format
- 7" · 45 RPM · Single · Reissue
- Country
- US
- Genre
- Children's
What’s on it
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Teddy Bear's Picnic has 2 tracks.
- ARudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- BThe Teddy Bear's Picnic
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Where it came from
Released by Decca Records in 1950, this 78-rpm single paired Bing Crosby’s vocal rendition of 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' with the instrumental novelty classic 'The Teddy Bear's Picnic.' Following the massive success of Gene Autry's 1949 original recording of the song, Crosby provided a definitive, mid-century pop interpretation that leaned into the orchestrations of Victor Young and the vocal harmonies of The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires, capturing the burgeoning post-war commercialization of Christmas music.
The production represents a quintessential artifact of the golden age of American popular music, where major labels like Decca leveraged the immense star power of Crosby to dominate the holiday charts. The design of the record label and its packaging reflected the standard, functional aesthetic of the era, prioritizing the Decca logo and artist prominence to attract families shopping for holiday staples. It remains a hallmark of 1950s seasonal pop, celebrated for its smooth vocal delivery and sophisticated, classic orchestral arrangement.
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