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Put 'Em in a Box, Tie 'Em with a Ribbon

Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn • 1948

A bright, buoyant number from the 1948 film Romance on the High Seas — the same film that launched Doris Day’s career with “It’s Magic.” Where that song was wistful and romantic, this one is pure fizzing joy, Day tossing off Cahn’s playful lyric with effortless charm.

The third of the film’s Cahn and Styne songs, it completes a remarkable trio that made Romance on the High Seas one of the most musically rich single-film collaborations of their partnership.

Notable Recordings

  • Doris Day
    1948