Spike Jones - Holiday For Strings Apr 2026

: Most famously, a clucking chicken that mimics the rhythmic pizzicato.

The Chaos of "Holiday for Strings": When Spike Jones Met David Rose Spike Jones - Holiday for Strings

Recorded for in October 1945, Spike Jones and his City Slickers took Rose’s orchestral standard and injected it with their signature brand of "corn." If you listen to the remastered version on YouTube , you’ll notice that the precise string work is constantly interrupted by: : Most famously, a clucking chicken that mimics