orchestra and chorus for Bing Crosby's 1959 LP Join Bing and Sing Along. He directed the chorus for Bing's 1962 LPs On the Happy Side and I Wish You a Merry Christmas and Bing's 1971 LP A Time to Be Jolly. He was also a member of the Ray Conniff Singers, appearing on such albums as Speak to Me of Love'' (Columbia, 1963). Halloran was also a former local president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Arrangements and compositions America the Beautiful Camptown Races Christmas Is a Comin' Little David, Play on Your Harp Nelly Bly Pat-A-Pan (Burgundian carol) Witness Witness Witness (1986) was first released in an a cappella setting for 8-part mixed voices, and within months had sold over 30,000 copies. The following year it topped 50,000 and continued to climb. Today it remains a top seller and an industry standard. Veteran arranger Dick Bolks has revoiced and edited Halloran's setting into an SATB edition with optional accompaniment. References American male composers 1916 births 1997 deaths People from Rock Rapids, Iowa Morningside University alumni Bienen School of Music alumni 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians Northwestern University alumni