The arranger Peter Wilhousky prepared the choruses for Arturo Toscanini in the early 1940s and was one of the pre-eminent choral directors in the United States.
This arrangement has been around since the 40’s
Doesn’t matter. It sounded cheesey.
(And I know who Arturo Toscanini is: I read his bio when I was in H.S., very long ago.)