The Loveliest Night of the Year
"The Loveliest Night of the Year" is a popular song.
The music was first published as a waltz called "Sobre las olas" ("Over the Waves") in 1888 written by Juventino P. Rosas. In 1950 the music was adapted by Irving Aaronson with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster for the movie The Great Caruso. It was sung by Ann Blyth. Later Mario Lanza recorded it, and it became one of the most popular songs of 1951 reaching No 3 in the US Billboard Charts.[1] Lanza received his third Gold Disc for this song.
The instrumental version of the song is often associated with magicians performing their "magical tricks" and is played in the background, especially in animated cartoons. It is so commonly associated as to be iconic although few people know it by its real name.
Other film appearances
- 1936 The Beloved Vagabond
Other recordings
- 1950 Helen O'Connell[2]
- 1951 Ann Blyth[3]
- 1954 Vera Lynn[4]
- 1960 Connie Francis for her album More Italian Favorites.[5]
- 1962 Bing Crosby - included in his album On the Happy Side.
- 1962 Keely Smith for her album Because You're Mine.[6]
- 2008 Alfio for his album Classic Rewinds, which plays tribute to Mario Lanza and 14 other popular Italian-American singers.
References
- ↑ The Hits of 1951
- ↑ "THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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