The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Winter Wonderland

The song of the day for December 16, 2021, the third day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “Winter Wonderland.”

About This Song

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

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Winter Wonderland” on October 1, 1968, and released that year on the album Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album. It was arranged by Robert Farnon.

“Winter Wonderland,” as well as Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Winter Wonderland

The song of the day for December 15, 2021, the second day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “Winter Wonderland.”

About This Song

“Winter Wonderland” was written in 1934 by Felix Barnard and Richard B. Smith. The lyricist Richard Smith wrote this song after a snowfall covered his hometown 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 this version of “Winter Wonderland” in 1968 for Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.

“Winter Wonderland,” as well as Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Winter Wonderland

On the first day of a Tony Bennett Christmas, Saturday December 14, 2013, the song of the day is “Winter Wonderland.”

About This Song

“Winter Wonderland” was written in 1934 by Felix Barnard, with lyrics by Richard B. Smith. Smith 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.

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About This Version

Today’s version of “Winter Wonderland” is from Tony Bennett’s 2008 album, A Swingin’ Christmas. This album features The Count Basie Big Band and it really does swing. The album was produced by Phil Ramone and features the quartet of Monty Alexander (piano), Gray Sargent (guitar), Paul Langosch (bass) and Harold Jones (drums).

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“Winter Wonderland,” as well at the album A Swingin’ Christmas, is available from iTunes and Amazon.

And as the first day of a Tony Bennett Christmas coincides with YouTube Saturday, we’re pleased to present this video of Tony Bennett singing “Winter Wonderland” from the 2008 Christmas ceremonies at Rockefeller Center:

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Song of the Day: Winter Wonderland

On the Tenth Day of Tony Bennett Christmas, Sunday, December 23, 2012, the song of the day is Winter Wonderland.

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About Winter Wonderland

This song was written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (music) and Richard B. Smith (lyrics). It\’s one of the great Christmas favorites and has been recorded by many artists since it was written nearly 80 years ago.

About This Version

Winter Wonderland (feat. Count Basie Big Band)

Listen to Winter Wonderland (feat. Count Basie Big Band) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Count Basie Big Band · 2008

Winter Wonderland, as well as the full A Swingin\’ Christmas, is available from iTunes.