Vintage Sheet Music Lot 10 Christmas 1917 Bells St Marys 1934 Santa 1949 Rudolph For Sale

Up for sale is a premier, collector-grade vintage lot of 10 classic holiday and standard sheet music pieces, highly optimized for serious music historians, archive curators, vintage holiday decorators, or premium paper ephemera framing!This highly curated collection spans the golden ages of early-20th-century and mid-century American publishing, spotlighting five foundational printing milestones alongside clean, beautiful performance editions.### Featured Collector Highlights In This Lot:* \"The Bells of St. Mary\'s\" (Original 1917 First American Publication Run): A spectacular, century-old artifact of transatlantic music history. Published by Chappell-Harms, Inc. (185 Madison Ave., New York) in conjunction with Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, Ltd., London. This true first-generation copy features the striking, original rural church landscape illustration—completely pre-dating the 1945 Bing Crosby film adaptation which stripped this art away. Features early high/low vocal key indicators and an authentic vintage music store stamp from the \"Meyer-Seeger Music Company, Appleton, WIS\" adding incredible regional provenance.
* \"Santa Claus Is Comin\' To Town\" (Genuine 1934 First Commercial Edition): A monumental piece of pop culture history published by Leo Feist, Inc. Rushed to shelves immediately following the song\'s legendary debut on Eddie Cantor\'s radio show. Features the historic \"Novelty Fox Trot Song\" billing subheader and the original 50-cent price marker. Showcases the rare, early \"elfin\" style four-color Santa illustration that predates mid-century commercial adaptations.
* \"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer\" (True 1949 First Printing / Pre-Incorporation Variant): An incredibly rare initial late-1949 printing distributed before Johnny Marks fully incorporated his publishing house. It uniquely holds the \"Keys Music, Inc. Sole Selling Agents\" distribution credit at 146 West 54th St. explicitly printed on the lower border. Vibrant cover artwork celebrating Gene Autry\'s history-making performance at the World\'s Championship Rodeo.
* \"Mary\'s Little Boy Child\" (Original 1956 First Edition): Authentic 1956 first printing published by the short-lived Schumann Music Co. right when Jester Hairston composed the piece. Retains the original 75-cent price marker and credits Harry Belafonte\'s legendary debut recording right at the top of the cover.
* \"Easter Parade\" (Original 1933 Irving Berlin Printing): A beautifully preserved, historic early edition published by the Irving Berlin Music Corporation. Features the famous art deco turquoise-blue cover illustrated with white Easter lilies and stars. Originally introduced in the 1933 musical revue \'As Thousands Cheer\' before becoming a classic film standard.
* \"Winter Wonderland\" (Rare 1934 Edition): A highly collectible early printing from Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble. Features the iconic cover photo of Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, who recorded the song\'s very first charting hit version in October 1934. Includes the rare theatrical cross-promotion layout: \"As Featured in Billie Burke\'s Ziegfeld Follies.\"
* \"White Christmas\" (Vintage 1942 Irving Berlin Printing): The iconic original green-cover holiday edition published by the Irving Berlin Music Corporation right when the timeless classic took the world by storm.### Full Inventory List (10 Pieces Total):
1. The Bells of St. Mary\'s (True 1917 First American Edition - Chappell-Harms Printing)
2. Santa Claus Is Comin\' To Town (True 1934 First Edition - \"Novelty Fox Trot Song\" Feist Printing)
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (True 1949 First Edition - Keys Music/St. Nicholas Co. Variant)
4. Fred Waring\'s Happy Birthday Song (Vintage 1950 Shawnee Press Choral Edition Cover)
5. Mary\'s Little Boy Child (1956 Original Schumann Music Co. First Edition)
6. Easter Parade (1933 Original Irving Berlin Lily Cover)
7. Winter Wonderland (1934 Guy Lombardo / Ziegfeld Follies Cover)
8. White Christmas (1942 Irving Berlin Green Cover)
9. Jingle-Bell Rock – Easy Piano Edition (Modern Hal Leonard Publishing)
10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – Mel Tormé / Robert Wells (Clean Mid-Century Sleigh Illustration Catalog Reprint)### Condition Note:
These are authentic vintage paper items ranging from Good to Very Good condition. Expect typical, charming signs of vintage handling such as mild edge-wear, minor cover creases, small spine splits, or tiny vintage notation marks. All musical scores remain perfectly intact, fully complete, and clean for performance or display. Please inspect our high-resolution photos to view exact cover condition!