The lyrics were written by Bob Hilliard and were arranged by Harry Simeone for treble voices.
[3] Izumi Yukimura sang her own theme song for the Japanese release of the film.
The "dreamy"[3] song has become a jazz standard[4] that has been performed by Bill Evans,[5] Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck,[6] and others.
In his book The History of Jazz, Ted Gioia cites "Alice in Wonderland" as one of Evans's most beautiful performances, likening its "pristine beauty" to his "Waltz for Debby".
[8] Rosemary Clooney recorded the ballad with "The Unbirthday Song" which also appeared on the soundtrack to the movie, and Michael Feinstein has also recorded it along with the other songs from the movie in a medley.