era , ▁S era )", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁popular ▁Christmas ▁song ▁" Sil ver ▁B ells ". ▁ ▁Alan ▁Living ston ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁business ▁leading ▁his ▁own ▁college ▁or chestra ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Wh art on ▁School ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Com merce ▁with ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁Econom ics , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁advert ising ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁inf antry . ▁After ▁his ▁dis charge , ▁he ▁borrow ed ▁some ▁money , ▁h itch ed ▁a ▁ride ▁on ▁an ▁Army ▁plane ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁first ▁position ▁with ▁Capit ol ▁Records , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁as ▁a ▁writer / produ cer . ▁ ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁Living ston ' s ▁initial ▁assignment ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁children ' s ▁record ▁library ▁for ▁the ▁four - year - old ▁company , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁" B oz o ▁the ▁C low n " ▁character . ▁He ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁popular ▁series ▁of ▁story t elling ▁record - album ▁and ▁illustr ative ▁read - al ong ▁book ▁sets ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁release ▁of ▁" B oz o ▁at ▁the ▁Circ us ." ▁His ▁record