Sleigh Ride
~ Recording by The Ronettes
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You | Phil Spector | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | HA-U 8141 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records (mono) | Phil Spector | Album |
| Philles Records | PHLP-4005 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:45 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Philles Records (mono) | Phil Spector | Album |
| Philles Records | PHLP-4005 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | Phil Spector’s Christmas Album | Phil Spector | Album |
| Apple Records | SW-3400 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| Warner-Spector | SP-9103 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Phil Spector International | RNCD 70235 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | The Phil Spector Christmas Album | Phil Spector | Album |
| Chrysalis | CCD 1625 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| ABKCO, Phil Spector Records | D2 4005 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:06 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector (Digitally Remastered by Phil Spector) | Various Artists | Album |
| Phil Spector Records | CD 4 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector (mono, reissue) | Phil Spector | Album |
| ABKCO, Phil Spector Records | D2 4005 |
| 1.10 | Sleigh Ride | 3:03 | The Ronettes | Merry Christmas With the Stars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Combi (Foto Video Audio) | BCD 10890 |
| 4.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | Back to Mono (1958–1969) | Phil Spector | Album + Compilation |
| ABKCO | 7118-2 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | PSCD 1005 |
| 5.5 | Sleigh Ride | ?:?? | The Ronettes | Back to Mono (1958–1969) | Phil Spector | Album + Compilation |
| ABKCO | 7118-1 |
| 1.10 | Sleide Ride | 3:03 | The Ronettes | Merry Christmas With the Stars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Double D Entertainment | 10890 |
| 1.28 | Sleigh Ride | ?:?? | The Ronettes | The Ultimate Collection | The Ronettes | Album + Compilation |
| Marginal Records | MAR 050 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| ABKCO, Phil Spector Records | 066 511-2 |
| 2.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | The Phil Spector Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ABKCO | 1715588 |
| 1.3 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Fred Claus: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 377212-2 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:06 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Various Artists | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Phil Spector Records | 88697 59214 2 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Phil Spector Records | 88697 59214 2 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Phil Spector Records | 88697592142 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Philles Records | Phil Spector | Album |
| Sundazed Music | LP 5323 |
| 1.4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:03 | The Ronettes | Pure… Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697962882 |
| 1.4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Pure… Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.44 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Christmas Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.6 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Let It Snow | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Starbucks | 88697968232, NSPENT11PKG-00504 |
| 2.11 | Sleigh Ride | 2:55 | The Ronettes | Absolute Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4145 |
| 2.11 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Crooners and Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Special Products (A Service of Sony Music) | |
| 2.9 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI TV, Rhino (reissue label), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | VTDCD 1050 |
| 1.4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:03 | The Ronettes | Merry Jazz Christmas! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88765423242 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Various Artists | Album |
| Phil Spector Records | 88765 43310 2 |
| 1.14 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Essential Christmas: Original Hits by the Original Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 887254832324 |
| 2.9 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos) | CDNNNOW6 |
| 2.3 | Sleigh Ride | 3:03 | The Ronettes | Forever Friends a Christmas Wish for You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music CG | |
| 5.15 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Sky Radio Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment’s NL subsidiary since 2009) | 88875017542 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Ultimate Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875147872 |
| 1.14 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Joy (Music from the Motion Picture) | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| ABKCO | |
| 1.3 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | 30 Stars Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875095582 |
| 2.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Tale: Timeless Classic Albums | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DOL | DOLCD0265 |
| 1.78 | Sleigh Ride | ?:?? | The Ronettes | Holiday Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) | [none] |
| 2.11 | Sleigh Ride | 2:59 | The Ronettes | A Very Cool Christmas | Various Artists | Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 538 806-9 |
| 1.6 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | The Most Wonderful Christmas… | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 19075993012 |
| 1.9 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Now 100 Hits: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos) | CDNNNOW88 |
| 1.64 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Relaxing Christmas Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Christmas Eve | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Santa’s Happy Hour | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Santa’s Tipsy Tunes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.13 | Sleigh Ride | 3:00 | The Ronettes | Christmas All the Way 2019 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 5389573 |
| 1.14 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Christmas Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.15 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | So Fresh: Best Ever Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 19439706372 |
| 1.18 | Sleigh Ride | 3:00 | The Ronettes | Now 100 Hits: Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music on Demand, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0194398184920, CDNNNOW100 |
| 1.13 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Christmas Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.1 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Sleigh Ride | The Ronettes | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.11 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0194399274125, CDNNNOW118 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | ?:?? | The Ronettes | Sky Radio Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19439906741 |
| 1.9 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | The Cosiest Christmas Album In The World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal UMC | 5395198 |
| 3.5 | Sleigh Ride | ?:?? | The Ronettes | Now That's What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0194399274118, LPNNNOW118 |
| 1.12 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CDNNNOW132 | |
| 1.12 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Now! Music | ||
| 1.2 | Sleigh Ride | 3:06 | The Ronettes | Vintage Christmas: 1950s 1960s 1970s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.10 | Sleigh Ride | 3:00 | The Ronettes | Kerst (All I Want for Christmas) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | [none] |
| 3.11 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0198028303828, CDNNNOW151 |
| 3.7 | Sleigh Ride | ?:?? | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0198028303910, LPNNNOW151 |
| 3.11 | Sleigh Ride | 3:01 | The Ronettes | Now That’s What I Call Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0198028303729, CDXNNNOW151 |
| 1.24 | Sleigh Ride | 3:03 | The Ronettes | … Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes | The Ronettes | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector (printed in Holland) | Phil Spector | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Phil Spector Records | CDP 79 3675 2 |
| 1.5 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Album | Philles Records | PHLP 4005 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.13 | Sleigh Ride | 3:02 | The Ronettes | MFM Christmas Cuts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Sleigh Ride | 2:59 | The Ronettes | Phil Spector: It Felt Like a Kiss (disc 1) | Phil Spector | Album + Compilation |
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| Pseudo-Release | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Sleigh Ride | 2:58 | The Ronettes | Christmas Comes But Once a Year: The 12 Days of Christmas, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.3 | Sleigh Ride | 3:04 | The Ronettes | Christmas in Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| engineer: | Larry Levine |
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| producer: | Phil Spector |
| arranger: | Jack “Specs” Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) |
| recorded at: | Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-09 until 1963-10) |
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| part of: | Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 10) (order: 10) Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 12) (order: 12) Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 14) (order: 14) Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 15) (order: 15) Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 20) (order: 20) Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 37) (order: 37) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/5AirdEcjTfLZc7sTvD92B1 [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/66750 [info] |
| recording of: | Sleigh Ride (from 1963-09 until 1963-10: cover) |
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Related works
Sleigh Ride
| lyricist: | Mitchell Parish (in 1950) |
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| composer: | Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10) |
| publisher: | EMI Harmonies Limited EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company) |
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| referred to in medleys: | O’Tannenbaum / Sleigh Ride Medley The Caroling Medley (Psalty's Family Christmas Singalong) (order: 2) Megamix 3 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 8) Mix Three (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 8) Santa Claus (order: 9) |
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| later parody versions: | Gay Ride |
| later translated versions: | ’n Tochtje op de slee Brauciens kamanās Promenade en traîneau Rekiretki Sledetur Sledeturen Sleigh Ride ("Eine musikalische Schlittenfahrt" (Peter Alexander)) そりすべり |
| version of: | Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version) |
| is the basis for: | Jul - Det’ cool |
| arrangements: | En slade for tva (Sleigh Ride) (translated) Sleigh Ride (arr. for Béla Fleck & the Flecktones) |
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