[ Kathy Cochran wrote in 020805 MMDigest, "I have a music box
 [ bracelet which plays "The Anniversary Song", which was written
 [ by Al Jolson back in 1946."

I don't want to be a New Zealand nitpicker, _but_ Al Jolson's classic
recording of "The Anniversary Song" in a vocal version (featured in
the film "The Jolson Story" and released in 1946 with words and music
credited to Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin) was not written by Jolson.

The words were added to the waltz "Donauwellen" ("Danube Waves")
written in 1886 by Josef Ivanovici.  (And, in passing, available as
a Stinson organ roll.)

Michael Woolf
New Zealand

 [ At http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/speccol/waring/Songsa.html
 [ the sheet music of "The Anniversary Song" is credited to writers
 [ Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin.  The sheet music, copyright 1946 by
 [ Mood Music, was published by Shapiro, Bernstein.
 [
 [ At http://www.josephsons.org/slmtc/mtccomp.htm is a list of
 [ songs performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in their album,
 [ "50th Anniversary Album".  The list says "Anniversary Song
 [ (Ion Ivanovici - Jolson/Chaplin)".
 [
 [ It's sad that publishers don't give credit when the composer's
 [ music is in the public domain, and I commend the performers who
 [ make an effort to give full credit.  -- Robbie