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"The Little Drummer Boy," a Christmas song written in 1941 as "Carol of the Drum," has a new twist, with no drums - in fact, no instruments at all, just voices. The new a capella version ...
However, this year there’s a challenge to avoid listening to a particular song. It’s called “The Little Drummer Boy Challenge.” Between 12:01 a.m. on Black Friday and midnight on Dec. 23 ...
Bing Crosby’s son lost his father when he was 19 years old, but he still hears his voice every year at any Christmas party he attends. The crooner, who remains a holiday staple with songs like ...
Amidst the many catalog favorites there are a few tracks making their debut on a Bob Seger album, including his version of the holiday chestnut ‘Little Drummer Boy.’ Since it was first ...
That something, in this case: hearing the song “Little Drummer Boy,” a holiday season classic tune that is as much a part of the fabric of Christmastime as a song can be. The “game” of ...
Avoiding hearing Christmas carols is about impossible during the holiday season, and that's the idea behind an interesting game. It's called The Little Drummer Boy Challenge. The idea is to see if ...
Even as Christmas music begins its inexorable march to season domination, we have covers like this to make us feel pretty okay about that Every year, Christmas music seems to make inroads into the ...
He lives in Brawley. One of the most popular Christmas carols we hear, both in English and Spanish, is “The Little Drummer Boy.” This song is very beautiful even when the lyrics are somewhat ...
On Friday, Alanis Morissette released a sweet rendition of the Christmas classic “Little Drummer Boy.” The track opens ... powerful vocals begin over the song’s classic melody.
Katherine K. Davis, who had graduated from Wellesley College in 1914, wrote what is now known as “The Little Drummer Boy” with inspiration during her nap by a French song, ‘Patapan ...
Though written in 1941, “The Little Drummer Boy” was not recorded until 1951, when it was performed by the Trapp Family Singers. In 1959, Harry Simeone created a new arrangement of the song ...