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The Little Drummer Boy. " The Little Drummer Boy " (originally known as " Carol of the Drum ") is a popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. [ 1] First recorded in 1951 by the Austrian Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale; the Simeone ...
"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at ATV Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, the song features Crosby singing 1941 standard "The Little Drummer Boy" while Bowie sings the counterpoint tune "Peace on ...
The Little Drummer Boy is a stop motion television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, based on the song of the same name. It was first televised in Canada on December 19, 1968, on the CTV Television Network, followed four days later by its American nationwide release on NBC. A sequel was broadcast in 1976. [ 1]
Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938) is an American singer who became known as the " swamp pop R&B teenage idol ". [ 1] His band recorded a hit song "Just a Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number four on the Billboard chart and sold a million copies. [ 2] Clanton performed on Dick Clark 's ...
Delta Ent. (Laserlight), New World Digital. The Fab Four is a California tribute band paying homage to the Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ronald Mendonça, a John Lennon impersonator, the group began performing Beatles music throughout southern California. [ 1] They have played in many places worldwide, including Japan, Malaysia, France, Hong Kong ...
April 20, 1980. (1980-04-20) (aged 87) Littleton, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation. Composer. Known for. "Carol of the Drum," later known as "The Little Drummer Boy". Katherine Kennicott Davis (June 25, 1892 – April 20, 1980) was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher, whose most well-known composition is the Christmas song "Carol ...
December 30, 1992. (1992-12-30) (aged 64) High Falls, New York, USA. Occupation (s) Screenwriter, actor. Romeo Earl Muller, Jr. (August 7, 1928 – December 30, 1992) was an American screenwriter and actor most remembered for his screenplays for the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy ...
Harry Simeone. Harry Moses Simeone (May 9, 1910 – February 22, 2005) was an American music arranger, conductor and composer who popularized the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit. [1]