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"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. [1] When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold.
"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 the 1941 standard "The Little Drummer Boy" while Bowie sings the counterpoint tune "Peace ...
While promoting his 1977 album "Heroes", Bowie sang a duet, the Christmas song "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy", with Bing Crosby (pictured in 1951) for Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas. RCA Records eventually released the duet as a single in 1982.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- David Bowie's duet with Bing Crosby on the entertainer's 1977 Christmas television special left an indelible impression on Crosby's teenage children. Harry, Mary and ...
"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" David Bowie and Bing Crosby: 1982 Peaked at No. 3 on the Official Singles Chart in December 1982. Recorded on 11 September 1977 for Crosby's UK holiday television special, Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas. The song wasn't released as a commercial single until 1982, and a video clip of their duet from the ...
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 American stop-motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in New York. The film is narrated by Fred Astaire and stars the voices of Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Robie Lester, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees, as well as an assistant song performance by the Westminster Children's Choir.
Prior to 'The Santa Clause,' David was already well known to audiences for his memorable roles in 'Addams Family Values' and 'Life With Mikey.' Since 'The Santa Clause,' David hasn't stopped working.
David Crosby at home in Santa Ynez, Calif., in 2021. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) David Crosby liked to take credit for just about everything that happened in the 1960s.