Milton DeLugg

Musician, composer, and arranger -- via legacy.com. He did so much. After starting off as a talented accordionist (he wrote "The Georgette Waltz" for Laurel & Hardy's "Flying Deuces" in 1939), DeLugg worked much in radio -- he was the conductor for Abe Burrows' short-lived 15-minute weekly radio show. He  became the musical director of the forerunner to the "Tonight" show, "Broadway Open House." He wrote "Orange Colored Sky," he produced Buddy Holly's "Rave On!" He wrote "Roller Coaster," the outro theme for "What's My Line?", and much of the classic peppery pseudo-Herb Alpert themes for Chuck Barris and his game shows. He served for decades as the musical director for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Oh, and he wrote the theme for "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians," "Hooray for Santa Claus!"