Soundtracks for
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) More at IMDbPro »

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• "I've Got Rings on My Fingers (Mumbo Jumbo Jijjiboo J. O'Shea)"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Maurice Scott
  Performed by a calliope
  
  
  
• "Oh! You Beautiful Doll"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Nat Ayer
  Performed on piano during the opening credits
  Played often in the score
  
  
  
• "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Albert von Tilzer
  Performed by a calliope during the opening credits
  
  
  
• "Ciribiribin"
  (uncredited)
  Music by A. Pestalozza
  Performed by a calliope
  
  
  
• "The Farmer in the Dell"
  (uncredited)
  Traditional
  Performed by a children's chorus
  
  
  
• "Moonlight Bay"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Percy Wenrich
  Played on the phonograph
  
  
  
• "Molly Malone"
  (uncredited)
  aka "Cockles and Mussels"
  Traditional Irish folk song
  Performed by James Dunn
  
  
  
• "The Old Folks at Home"
  (uncredited)
  aka "Swanee River"
  Written by Stephen Foster (as Stephen Collins Foster)
  Performed by James Dunn
  
  
  
• "Bridal Chorus"
  (uncredited)
  From "Lohengrin"
  Written by Richard Wagner
  Performed by James Dunn
  
  
  
• "London Bridge Is Falling Down"
  (uncredited)
  Traditional
  Performed by a children's chorus
  
  
  
• "Funiculi Funicula"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Luigi Denza
  Performed by a calliope after the skate incident
  
  
  
• "School Days"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Gus Edwards
  Lyrics by Will D. Cobb
  Performed by James Dunn
  
  
  
• "Ach, Du Lieber Augustine"
  (uncredited)
  Traditional
  Performed by orchestra
  
  
  
• "Annie Laurie"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Lady John Scott
  Lyrics by William Douglas
  Performed by James Dunn
  
  
  
• "Joy to the World"
  (uncredited)
  Written by Georg Friedrich Händel
  Performed by a chorus
  
  
  
• "The First Noel"
  (uncredited)
  Traditional
  Performed by a chorus
  
  
  
• "Away in a Manger"
  (uncredited)
  Music from "St. Kilda" by J.E. Clark
  Lyricist unknown
  Performed by a chorus
  
  
  
• "O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)"
  (uncredited)
  Written by John Francis Wade (Latin lyrics by Frederick Oakeley)
  Performed by a chorus
  
  
  
• "Silent Night, Holy Night"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Franz Gruber
  Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
  Performed by various cast members
  
  
  
• "Daisy Bell"
  (uncredited)
  aka "A Bicycle Built for Two"
  Written by Harry Dacre
  Performed by a calliope after buying the bread
  
  
  
• "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Harry von Tilzer
  Lyrics by Will Dillon
  Performed by male chorus at the restaurant
  
  
  
• "Shine On, Harvest Moon"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Nora Bayes
  Performed on piano at the restaurant when Sissy and Francie are talking
  Also played at the ice cream parlor
  
  
  
• "An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Johann Strauß
  Played when the tree is getting cut
  
  
  
• "Minuet in G"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
  Played on piano when Katie and Francie see Flossie in the hallway
  
  
  
• "Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4"
  aka "Brahms' Lullaby" (uncredited)
  Music by Johannes Brahms
  Played when Francie and her father first discuss the tree
  
  
  
• "Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (Für Elise)"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
  Played on piano when Johnny goes up to tell Katie about his job
  
  
  
• "Bringing in the Sheaves"
  (uncredited)
  Traditional
  Sung outside when Sissy discusses her new husband with the family
  
  
  
• "Chinatown, My Chinatown"
  (uncredited)
  Music by Jean Schwartz
  Played at the ice cream parlor after graduation
  

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