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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 19, 2015 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Winter Wonderland

On the sixth day of the Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, Saturday, December 19, 2015, the song of the day is “Winter Wonderland.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “Winter Wonderland,” was written in 1934 by Felix Barnard and Richard Smith. Smith, the lyricist, wrote this song after a snowfall covered his home town of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. It is, of course, a beloved holiday song, even though the lyrics do not explicitly mention Christmas.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded today’s version of “Winter Wonderland” for his 2008 album A Swingin’ Christmas, which features The Count Basie Big Band. It was arranged by Bill Holman.

Winter Wonderland

Listen to Winter Wonderland on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2008.


“Winter Wonderland,” as well as A Swingin’ Christmas, is available from iTunes.

About Today

For our video today, we feature Tony and Lady Gaga singing today’s song at last year’s Christmas At Rockefeller Center.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day, The 12 Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas Tagged With: 12 Days of Tony Bennett Christmas, A Swingin' Christmas, Felix Barnard, Lady Gaga, Richard Smith

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  1. Nick Riggio says

    December 19, 2015 at 6:58 am

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