Timeline
| 1908 | June 29 - Leroy Anderson is born in Cambridge, Massachusettes |
| 1919 | Enters the New England Conservatory studing piano |
| 1928 | Graduates from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts |
| 1929 | Words as a church choirmaster and organist |
| 1930 | Begins a two year term on the faculty at Radcliffe College in the music division |
| 1931 | Begins a four year term as the director of the Harvard University Band |
| 1936 | Begins 15 year stint as guest conductor of the Boston Pops and other symphonies |
| 1937 | Joins the New York National Guard |
| 1944 | Serves two years in Washington as the Captain of Military Intelligence |
| 1949 | Bost Pops' recording of SLEIGH RIDE reaches the top twenty five on the Billboard pop charts |
| 1951 | Serves two years at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as a Captain of Military Intelligence |
| 1952 | Leroy Anderson's recording of BLUE TANGO reaches #1 on the Billboard pop charts |
| 1952 | CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL reaches the top twenty on the Billboard charts with a recording by Leroy Anderson |
| 1958 | October 11 - Goldilocks opens on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for a 161 performance run |
| 1960 | Bill Black's recording of BLUE TANGO reaches #16 on the Billboard charts |
| 1960 | Sarah Vaughan's recording of SERENATA reaches the Billboard top 100 pop charts |
| 1975 | May 18 - Leroy Anderson dies in Woodbury Connecticut |
| 1984 | Dolly Parton's recording of SLEIGH RIDE reaches #6 on the Billboard pop charts |
| 1988 | Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame |