Guardian Angels (Harpo Marx song)
"Guardian Angels" is a song by Harpo Marx and lyricist Gerda Beilenson (1903-1985) originally for the film War Bond Drive.[1] The lyrics begin: "Guardian angels around my bed, Joining me in my prayers". Beilenson's husband was the Marx Brothers’ lawyer, Larry Beilenson, who showed the song to Mario Lanza who recorded it on his Christmas album in 1951. It was recorded by Plácido Domingo for his My Christmas album for Sony in 2014.[2]
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- ^ Gershwin 100
- ^ Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods - Page 98 1617034258 Derek Mannering - 2015 One of the songs completed at the session was "Guardian Angels" with lyrics by Harpo Marx. Terry Robinson as usual was on hand when Lanza and Marx met to discuss the recording. Mario had a lawyer named Larry Beilenson whose wife