Moonlight in Vermont is a 1944 popular song written by Karl Suessdorf (music) and John Blackburn (lyrics) that paints a quiet moonlit scene in Vermont. The original recording features Margaret Whiting on vocals with Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra, released in late 1944 after a September 20 recording. It has become a widely performed jazz and pop standard and has been covered by many artists including Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, and Willie Nelson; it is often considered an unofficial Vermont state song and is popular at Vermont weddings. A notable lyric feature is that the verses do not rhyme and the lines resemble haiku, adding to its spare, lyrical mood. In band literature, Dave Wolpe arranged a jazz ensemble version with a bossa nova feel, including written solos for tenor sax, trumpet, and piano; this conductor score is Grade 3 and is permanently out of print.
