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" Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy " is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby.
Dec 24, 2023 · BOWIE & BING: THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE UNLIKELY CHRISTMAS DUET. “Peace on Earth, can it be, Can it be...”. Having already aired in the US, the UK got the chance to see David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s Christmas duet, Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy for the first time on this day in 1977.
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- Andrea Warner
- 'The Little Drummer Boy' was originally called 'Carol of the Drum' Flashback to the very beginning: written by American composer and educator Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941, "Carol of the Drum" was actually based on an unidentified Czech carol and intended for choirs.
- After more than a decade as rock's glam space freak oddity, Bowie was 'actively trying to normalize' his career. That assertion of Bowie's motives was made by David Buckley in Strange Fascination — David Bowie: the Definitive Story.
- Bowie hated 'The Little Drummer Boy' According to writer Annie Zaleski, who breaks it down for UltimateClassicRock.com, Bowie walked into the taping and asked if there was something else he could sing.
- The first meeting between Bowie and Crosby wasn't quite love at first sight. Crosby's children, Nathaniel and Mary, recounted the sequence of events for Billboard in 2014
The Christmas duet bridging two generations of music, marrying the classic croons of Bing Crosby with the avant-garde style of David Bowie.
Dec 24, 2023 · This is the full story behind David Bowie and Bring Crosby’s Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy duet, and why an entirely new Christmas song had to be written in order to make it happen. Listen to the best Christmas songs here.
Dec 10, 2016 · Cue Their Date With Musical History! Here’s how it happened: Bowie agreed to sing a song with Crosby for his upcoming television special, “Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas.” They shot the scene in September of 1977.
Jan 13, 2016 · The writers found a solution: Craft a counter-melody that Bowie could sing while Crosby proceeded with “Little Drummer Boy.” “It all happened rather rapidly.
