Friday, December 13, 2013

'The Little Drummer Boy'

‘The Little Drummer Boy’

Lyrics

"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941.[1] It was recorded in 1955 by the Trapp Family Singers[2] and further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale. This version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since.[3]
In the lyrics the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the nativity where, without a gift for the infant Jesus, he played his drum with the Virgin Mary's approval, remembering "I played my best for Him" and "He smiled at me". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Drummer_Boy


Boney M

Snare drum ensemble

John Denver at the Vatican

Johny Cash

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