Winter Wonderland - wikipedia Winter Wonderland This article is about the song. For other uses, see Winter Wonderland ( disambiguation ). `` Winter Wonderland '' Song Published 1934 Genre Christmas / Winter Holiday Songwriter ( s ) Lyricist : Richard B. Smith Composer : Felix Bernard `` Winter Wonderland '' is a winter song, popularly regarded as a Christmas song, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard ( music ) and Richard B. Smith ( lyricist ). Through the decades it has been recorded by over 200 different artists. Contents 1 History 2 Recordings 3 Awards and achievements 4 References 5 External links History Dick Smith, a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was reportedly inspired to write the song after seeing Honesdale 's Central Park covered in snow. Smith had written the lyrics while in the West Mountain Sanitarium, being treated for tuberculosis, better known then as consumption. The West Mountain Sanitarium is located off North Sekol Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The original recording was by Richard Himber and his Hotel Ritz - Carlton Orchestra on RCA Bluebird in 1934. At the end of a recording session with time to spare, it was suggested that this new tune be tried with an arrangement provided by the publisher. This `` studio '' orchestra included many great New York studio musicians including the legendary Artie Shaw. The biggest chart hit at the time of introduction was Guy Lombardo 's orchestra, a top ten hit. Singer - songwriter Johnny Mercer took the song to # 4 in Billboard 's airplay chart in 1946. The same season, Perry Como hit the retail top ten. Como would record a new version for his 1959 Christmas album. Due to its seasonal theme, `` Winter Wonderland '' is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere, although the holiday itself is never mentioned in the lyrics. There is a mention of `` sleigh - bells '' several times, implying that this song refers to the Christmas period. In the Swedish language lyrics, `` Vår vackra vita vintervärld '', the word tomtar is mentioned. In the Johnny Mathis version on his 1958 Merry Christmas LP, the introduction is sung between the first and the second refrain. Recordings 1934 : Richard Himber & his Ritz - Carlton orchestra ( feat. Joey Nash ) 1934 : Lew Stone & his band ( feat. Alan Kane ) 1934 : Ted Weems & his orchestra ( feat. Parker Gibbs ) 1934 : Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians ( feat. vocal trio ) 1946 : The Andrews Sisters with Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians 1946 : Perry Como & The Satisfiers 1946 : Johnny Mercer 1948 : Frank Sinatra on Christmas Songs by Sinatra 1955 : Jo Stafford on Happy Holiday 1958 : Johnny Mathis on Merry Christmas 1959 : Connie Francis on Christmas in My Heart 1959 : Perry Como on Season 's Greetings from Perry Como 1959 : Dean Martin on A Winter Romance 1960 : The Ray Conniff Singers on Christmas with Conniff 1960 : Ella Fitzgerald on Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas 1961 : Chet Atkins on Christmas with Chet Atkins 1961 : The Ramsey Lewis Trio on Sound of Christmas 1962 : Bing Crosby on I Wish You a Merry Christmas 1962 : Chico Hamilton on the compilation Jingle Bell Jazz 1963 : Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles on Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells & Bluebelles 1963 : Darlene Love on A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector 1963 : The Miracles on Christmas with The Miracles 1964 : Doris Day on The Doris Day Christmas Album 1964 : Jo Stafford on The Joyful Season 1964 : Bobby Timmons on Holiday Soul 1965 : Burl Ives on Have a Holly Jolly Christmas 1965 : Andy Williams on Merry Christmas 1966 : Booker T. & the M.G. 's on In the Christmas Spirit 1966 : Lena Horne on Merry from Lena 1966 : Dean Martin on The Dean Martin Christmas Album 1968 : Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass on Christmas Album 1968 : Tony Bennett on Snowfall : The Tony Bennett Christmas Album 1971 : Elvis Presley on Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas 1971 : The Partridge Family on A Partridge Family Christmas Card 1973 : Merle Haggard on Merle Haggard 's Christmas Present 1977 : Burl Ives on Christmas by the Bay 1978 : The Carpenters on Christmas Portrait 1984 : Dolly Parton in a medley with `` Sleigh Ride '' on Once Upon a Christmas 1986 : George Strait on Merry Christmas Strait to You ! 1987 : Air Supply on The Christmas Album 1987 : Eurythmics on the compilation A Very Special Christmas 1988 : Steve Taylor on the Sparrow Records compilation Christmas ; later on his own compilation Now the Truth Can Be Told 1989 : Kenny Rogers on Christmas in America 1989 : Randy Travis on An Old Time Christmas 1992 : Amy Grant on Home for Christmas 1993 : Cocteau Twins on Snow 1994 : Neil Diamond on The Christmas Album, Volume II 1994 : Kenny G on Miracles : The Holiday Album 1998 : Cap'n Jazz on Analphabetapolothology 1998 : Chicago on Chicago XXV : The Christmas Album 1998 : Etta James on 12 Songs of Christmas 1999 : Garth Brooks on Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas 1999 : Jewel on Joy : A Holiday Collection 1999 : Martina McBride on White Christmas 2000 : Charlotte Church on Dream a Dream 2000 : Macy Gray on a single 2001 : Mannheim Steamroller on Christmas Extraordinaire 2002 : Barry Manilow on A Christmas Gift of Love 2002 : Jo Dee Messina on A Joyful Noise 2003 : Ashanti on Ashanti 's Christmas 2003 : Joy Electric on The Magic of Christmas 2003 : The Flaming Lips on the compilation Maybe This Christmas Too ? 2003 : Pat Green on the compilation A Very Special Acoustic Christmas 2003 : Steve Lukather on Santamental 2004 : Clay Aiken on Merry Christmas with Love 2004 : Hellogoodbye on the compilation Happy Holidays from Drive - Thru Records 2004 : James Taylor on James Taylor : A Christmas Album 2005 : The Reverend Horton Heat on We Three Kings 2006 : Aimee Mann on One More Drifter in the Snow 2006 : Bette Midler on Cool Yule 2006 : Billy Idol on Happy Holidays 2006 : Brad Paisley on Brad Paisley Christmas 2008 : Anne Murray on Anne Murray 's Christmas Album 2009 : Selena Gomez & the Scene on All Wrapped Up Vol. 2 2009 : Joey McIntyre on Come Home for Christmas 2011 : Deana Martin on White Christmas 2011 : Scott Weiland on The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 2011 : John Travolta and Olivia Newton - John on This Christmas 2012 : Colbie Caillat on Christmas in the Sand 2014 : Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga plus Earth, Wind & Fire on Holiday 2015 : Kylie Minogue on Kylie Christmas 2016 : Pandora with a Spanish version titled `` Llegó la Navidad '' on Navidad con Pandora 2017 : Hanson on Finally It 's Christmas Awards and achievements In November 2007, ASCAP, a performance rights organization in the United States, listed `` Winter Wonderland '' as the most - played ASCAP - member - written holiday song of the previous five years, and cited the Eurythmics ' 1987 version of the song as the one most commonly played. References Jump up ^ Kunerth, Jeff ( December 9, 2010 ). `` The story behind Winter Wonderland ''. The Religion World. Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Jump up ^ Guy Lombardo Chart Hits at TsorT.info Jump up ^ ASCAP Announced Top 25 Holiday Songs. November 12, 2007 External links 1930s portal Christmas portal music portal United States portal Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winter_Wonderland&oldid=821853371 '' Categories : 1934 songs Songs with music by Felix Bernard American Christmas songs Pop standards Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from January 2017 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2010 Pages using div col without cols and colwidth parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Eesti Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Norsk Norsk nynorsk Русский Simple English Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 23 January 2018, at 00 : 41. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: when was walking in a winter wonderland written
Answer: 1934