From the opera LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Giuseppe Verdi, first presented in St. Petersburg, 1862
Up in Central Park (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1948

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1922
Introduced by The McCarthy Sisters in the stage revue "Music Box Revue of 1922"
Alexander's Ragtime Band (performed by Ethel Merman), 1938

Words by George Asaf, music by Felix Powell, 1915
Popular song during World War I
Tin Pan Alley (used instrumentally, danced by Betty Grable and London club patrons), 1940
For Me and My Gal (excerpt sung as part of medley by Judy Garland), 1942
The Dolly Sisters (sung by Mens Chorus), 1945
On Moonlight Bay (sung by Gordon MacRae and Mens Chorus), 1951
So This Is Love (excerpt sung by Crowd at war's end), 1953

Words and music by Ritchie Valens
La Bamba (sung by Los Lobos dubbing for Lou Diamond Phillips), 1987

Words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, 1943
The Gang's All Here (sung by Benny Goodman and Carmen Miranda, danced by Carmen Miranda and Tony DeMarco), 1943

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1929
Introduced by Ramon Novarro in the film The Pagan, 1929
Pagan Love Song (sung by Chorus, later sung by Howard Keel and Chorus, later danced by Chorus, later used in Esther Williams and Howard Keel swimming scene), 1950

From the opera LES HUGUENOTS by Giacomo Meyerbeer, first performed in Paris, 1836
Maytime (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1937

Opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo, first performed in Milan, 1892

Arias and excerpts in films on Class Act:
Vesti la giubba

Films on Class Act:
A Night at the Opera (excerpts sung by Kitty Carlisle, Chorus), 1935
The Great Ziegfeld (unidentified singer), 1936
Hullabaloo (sung by Charles Holland), 1940
Thrill of a Romance (sung by Lauritz Melchior), 1945
Two Tickets to Broadway (sung by Tony Martin), 1951
The Great Caruso (sung by Mario Lanza), 1951
For the First Time (sung by Mario Lanza), 1959

Words by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke, 1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway (sung by Nick Lucas), 1929

Written by Bob Gaudio, 1965
Ski Party (sung by Frankie Avalon, Deborah Walley, Dwayne Hickman and Yvonne Craig), 1965

Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, 1954
Introduced in the stage musical "The Pajama Game," 1954
The Pajama Game (sung by Ensemble), 1957

Written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, 1964
Pajama Party (sung by Annette Funicello accompanied by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls), 1964

Words and music by Sylvia Fine, 1945
Wonder Man (comic number performed by Danny Kaye), 1945

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1942
Springtime in the Rockies (sung by Betty Grable, John Payne and Carmen Miranda), 1942

Words by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand, 1983
Yentl (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1983
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1983

Words and music by Johnny S. Black, 1930
Poularized by Tommy Lyman
Recorded by the Mills Brothers, no. 1 chart record, 1943
Two Girls and a Sailor (sung by Lena Horne), 1944

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1964
Kissin' Cousins (sung by Glenda Farrell with a little help from a hound dog), 1964

Music by Leon Jessel, 1921
English lyric by Ballard MacDonald, 1922
Popularized by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Arrangement by Raymond Scott, sung by Shirley Temple with the Raymond Scott Quintet; danced by Shirley Temple, Bill Robinson and Mens Chorus), 1938

Words and music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, 1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen), 1966

Written by Gus Kahn and Herbert Stothart
Rose Marie (sung by Jeanette MacDonald, numerous soloists and Chorus), 1936

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, ~1961
The Parent Trap (sung behind titles by Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello), 1963

Written by Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn, 1951
Rich, Young and Pretty (sung by Jane Powell, reprised by Fernando Lamas), 1951

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1962
Gay Purr-ee (sung by Judy Garland), 1962

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1955
Introduced by Don Ameche and Hildegarde Neff in the stage musical "Silk Stockings," 1955
Silk Stockings (sung by Fred Astaire and Carole Richards dubbing for Cyd Charisse), 1957

Words by Clifford Grey, music by Victor Schertzinger, ~1929
Love Parade (sung by Maurice Chevalier, Lupino Lane and Jiggs the Dog), 1929

Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Sammy Fain, 1954
Lucky Me (sung and danced by Doris Day, Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker, Eddie Foy Jr. and Chorus Girls), 1954

Written by Don Robertson, 1957
Loving You (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1957

Words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Jule Styne, 1956
Introduced by Judy Holliday in the stage musical "Bells Are Ringing," 1956
Popularized by Judy Holliday
Bells Are Ringing (sung by Judy Holliday), 1960

Words and music by Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane and Roger Edens, 1947
Good News (sung and danced by Joan McCracken and Chorus), 1947
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1947

Words and music by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, 1977
Pete's Dragon (sung by Jim Dale and Townspeople), 1977

Written by Léo Delibes and Princess Anna Eristoff
Three Daring Daughters (sung by Jane Powell), 1948

Written by Foster Carling and Phil Ohman
Let Freedom Ring (sung by Nelson Eddy, danced by Victor McLaglen), 1939

A dance -- sort of a musical chairs without chairs. Party guests change partners whenever the music changes. There is no set music, but rather a spontaneous mixture of popular songs sung and/or played by small orchestra during the dancing. This dance was popular in America in the early part of the 20th Century.
The Great Ziegfeld (danced by party guests), 1936

Written by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman
The Kid from Brooklyn (comedy number performed by Danny Kaye), 1946

Words (English) by Marion Sunshine and L. Wolfe Gilbert, music by Moises Simons, 1932
Introduced by Don Azpiazu and His Orchestra
Cuban Love Song (sung by Lawrence Tibbett), 1931
Luxury Liner (sung by Jane Powell), 1948
A Star Is Born (excerpt sung by Judy Garland, part of the Born in a Trunk sequence), 1954

Written by Ben Pollack, Harry James and Edward Cherkose, 1936
New Faces of 1937 (big production number featuring The Three Chocolateers, The Four Playboys, Harriet Hilliard, Chorus and many others), 1937

Written by Eliot Daniel and Johnny Lange, 1948
Melody Time (sung by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers), 1948

Play by Henrik Ibsen with music by Edvard Grieg, first performed in Oslo, Norway, 1867
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (adaptations used in the musical score and songs), 1957

Words and music by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, 1958
Popularized by Buddy Holly
The Buddy Holly Story (early version entitled "Cindy Lou" sung by Gary Busey, Don Stroud and Charles Martin Smith as Buddy Holly and his Band as they drive to Nashville; sung by Gary Busey as Buddy Holly at the Clearlake concert), 1978

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne, 1951
Two Tickets to Broadway (sung by Janet Leigh and Chorus), 1951

Music by Steve Leonard, 1964
Popularized by The Pyramids
Bikini Beach (instrumental, excerpt played by The Pyramids), 1964

Words and music by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston, 1936
Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Pennies from Heaven, 1936
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1936
Popularized by Bing Crosby
Pepe (excerpt sung by Bing Crosby), 1960
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Arthur Tracy, lip-synced and danced by Vernel Bagneris; later sung by Steve Martin), 1981

Words by Carl Sigman, music by Jerry Gray, 1940
Popularized by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Story (played by the Glenn Miller Orchestra), 1954

Words and music by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners, 1942
Introduced in the film Give Out Sisters by The Andrews Sisters, 1942
Popularized by the The Andrews Sisters
Follow the Boys (part of medley sung by The Andrews Sisters), 1944

Words by June Carroll, music by Arthur Siegel, ~1952
New Faces (sung by June Carroll, sung and danced by Chorus), 1954

Words by Bob Merrill, Music by Jule Styne, 1964
Introduced by Barbra Streisand in the stage musical "Funny Girl," 1964
Recipient of NARAS Award
Funny Girl (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1968

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1942
Orchestra Wives (sung by Ray Eberle, Tex Beneke and Marion Hutton and The Modernaires with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra), 1942

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1943
Introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts in the stage musical "Oklahoma!" 1943
Oklahoma! (sung by Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones), 1955

Written by Dory Langdon and Hans Wittstatt, 1960
Pepe (performed by Shirley Jones), 1960

Words and music by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, ~1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (sung by Annette Funicello and the Beach Girls), 1965

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Nicholas Brodszky, 1956
The Opposite Sex (sung by June Allyson), 1956

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1963
Mary Poppins (sung by Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber), 1964

Written by Aldo Franchetti and Andreas De Securola
Nice Girl? (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1941

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1945
Road to Utopia (sung by Dorothy Lamour), 1945

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James V. Monaco, 1940
If I Had My Way (sung by Bing Crosby, Charles Winninger, Gloria Jean, El Brendel, Nana Bryant, Emory Parnell; Winninger plays bridge on trombone; all accompanied by small band onscreen), 1940

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1950
Introduced by Vivian Blaine in the stage musical "Guys and Dolls," 1950
Guys and Dolls (sung and danced by Vivian Blaine and Goldwyn Girls), 1955

Music by Sergei Prokofiev, 1936
The story of Peter and the Wolf is told musically through musical imagery, with appropriate instruments used as characters in the story: flute (Bird), oboe (Duck), clarinet (Cat), bassoon (Grandfather), three horns (Wolf), timpani and bass drum (Hunters' Gunshots) and strings (Peter).
Make Mine Music (played by Orchestra), 1946

(aka Oh, Peter Go Ring Dem Bells; Peter Go Ring-A Dem Bells and other variations)
Traditional Negro Spiritual
Way Down South (sung by the Hall Johnson Choir), 1939

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (sung and danced by by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, then sung and danced by Chorus), 1933

Words by Sid Tepper, music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1966
Frankie and Johnny (vaudeville act sung by Elvis Presley and Eileen Wilson dubbing for Donna Douglas), 1966

Written by Bob Carleton
San Francisco (sung by The Golden Gate Trio), 1936

Music by George Gershwin
See Concerto in F

Music by Peter Ilitch Tchaikovsky, 1875
Excerpts:
Anchors Aweigh (played by Jose Iturbi at the piano, also used as melody of "Tonight We Love"), 1945
The Barkleys of Broadway (played by Oscar Levant at the piano), 1949
That Midnight Kiss (played by Orchestra conducted by Jose Iturbi with Iturbi at the piano), 1949

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1950
Let's Dance (instrumental danced by Fred Astaire), 1950

Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1801
It Happened in Brooklyn (played by Billy Roy at the piano onscreen, dubbed by Andre Previn), 1950

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1935
Top Hat (production number sung by Ginger Rogers, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with Chorus), 1935

Music and lyrics by Phil Baxter, 1929
The King of Jazz (played by Roy Maier on Piccolo), 1930

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "The Music Man," 1957
The Music Man (Hermione Gingold and The Biddys), 1962

Words and music by Lionel Bart, 1960
Introduced in the London production of the stage musical "Oliver!" 1960
Oliver! (performed by Ron Moody and Boys), 1968

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Jerome Kern, 1936
Swing Time (sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, danced by Victor Moore and Helen Broderick), 1936

Words by John Murray Anderson, music by Henry Sullivan
The Greatest Show on Earth (sung off-camera by Studio Chorus), 1952

Words by Ted Koehler, music by Jimmy McHugh, 1936
Dimples (sung by Shirley Temple), 1936

Words and music by Sherman Edwards, 1969
1776 (sung by William Daniels), 1972

Words by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, music by Michel Legrand, 1983
Yentl (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1983

Words and music by Soeur Sourire (aka "The Singing Nun")
English lyric by Randy Sparks
The Singing Nun (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Children), 1966

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Nigel Olsson, Dee Murray, Ray Thomas, Davey Johnstone, Elton John and Chorus), 1975

Words and music by George Stoll, ~1958
For the First Time (sung by Mario Lanza and unidentified small band), 1959

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1963
Summer Magic (performed by Eddie Hodges and Hayley Mills), 1963

Music by Cole Porter, 1948
The Pirate (production number danced by Gene Kelly with Chorus), 1948

Words by Ed Penner, music by Oliver Wallace, 1951
Peter Pan (sung by the Jud Conlon Chorus), 1953

Written by Sammy Cahn and Vernon Duke, 1952
April in Paris (sung by Doris Day), 1952

Part of Students' Drinking Song written or adapted by Herbert Stothart
Maytime (sung by Nelson Eddy and Chorus), 1937

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1914
Popularized by Billy Murray
There's No Business Like Show Business (sung by Ethel Merman and Dan Dailey), 1954

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren
Diamond Horseshoe (sung by Beatrice Kay and William Gaxton), 1945

Written by Ballard McDonald and William Tracey, 1910
In the Good Old Summertime (Judy Garland and Mens Quartet), 1949

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1929
Sweet Adeline (sung by Dorothy Dare and Chorus), 1935

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1932
The Big Broadcast (sung by Bing Crosby), 1932
College Swing (comic rendition sung by Jerry Colonna), 1938

Words and music by Joe Lubin, 1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (sung and danced by Doris Day and School Children), 1960

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 (sung and danced by Fred Astaire and George Murphy, 1940)

Written by Ralph Freed and Sammy Fain, 1945
Thrill of a Romance (sung by Jerry Scott with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, later by Lauritz Melchior dubbing for Van Johnson serenading Esther Williams), 1945

Words and music by Joy Byers, ~1966
Frankie and Johnny (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires, in two segments), 1966

Written by Sam Stept and Sidney Clare
Lullaby of Broadway (sung by Gladys George), 1951

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1937
You Can't Have Everything (sung by Alice Faye; reprised by Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger and the Ritz Brothers), 1937

Written by Frank Ryerson and Wilton Moore, ~1947
Carnegie Hall (sung by Vaughn Monroe with His Orchestra), 1947

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
Holiday Inn (sung by Bing Crosby), 1942

Words by Ray Golden, Sid Kuller, music by Samuel Pokrass
The Three Musketeers (sung by the Ritz Brothers), 1939

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, ~1938
My Lucky Star (sung by Mixed Chorus), 1938

Words and music by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman, ~1960
G.I. Blues (sung by Elvis Presley accompanied by dubbed Juliet Prowse), 1960