Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Teddy Bear's Picnic
Bing Crosby, The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires, John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra
- Label
- Decca
- Catalog number
- 9-27159
- Format
- 7" · 45 RPM
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1950
- Genre
- Pop
What’s on it
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Teddy Bear's Picnic has 2 tracks, about 5:10 of music.
- AThe Teddy Bear's Picnic
- BRudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
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Where it came from
Released by Decca Records in 1950, this single captures the mid-century intersection of holiday pop culture and traditional orchestral arrangement. By the time this recording was pressed, Rudolph had already become a cultural fixture following Robert L. May's 1939 story and Gene Autry's 1949 chart-topping rendition. Bing Crosby, already a titan of the Christmas music canon, provided a characteristically smooth interpretation that leaned into the nostalgic, family-oriented values of the postwar era.
The production utilized John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra alongside The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires, a group frequently employed by Decca to provide lush, harmonious backing for their star vocalists. The arrangement of both the title track and the B-side, 'The Teddy Bear's Picnic,' reflects the accessible, lighthearted orchestral pop style that dominated the late 1940s and early 1950s. While not as historically definitive as Autry’s version of the title track, this record remains a significant artifact of Crosby’s extensive holiday catalog.
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