“Sleigh Ride” b/w “Promenade”, by Leroy Anderson and his “Pops” Concert Orchestra, was first released as Decca 16000 (78) and Decca 9-16000 (45) in February 1951.

I know Chip likes proof, so here’s a link to a page from the Billboard magazine of February 3, 1951 with a Decca ad touting its release. (See under “New Gold Label Singles” on the bottom right.

https://books.google.com/books?id=Gx8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false

By the way, simultaneous with the single release Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” was also included on the 10” album Leroy Anderson Conducts His Own Compositions (Decca DL 7509), which is also listed on the same linked page under “New Gold Label Albums”.

 The song was *recorded* here in New York in late 1950; released by Decca Records in early 1951 on 78 and 45-rpm discs with the catalog numbers previously mentioned; and then released as a 45-rpm single again in 1952 as catalog #28429.

 Mike: Please do not "same-day" double-post on the board. Instead of filing consecutive unanswered same-day posts, I ask that you *please* just modify your existing first post to add, change or delete any information. Please see my post on the board about this policy by clicking the URL I posted below. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

https://theyulelog.aimoo.com/topic/Double_Posting_Reminder-31723-1056-1

Thanks, Mike and Chip!