Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)

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Annotation

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2413
http://www.secondhandsongs.com/topic/42386
"Drummer Boy Suit Settled" – page 21, Billboard magazine Feb 15, 1960 (B. F. Wood Music Company vs. Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Delaware Music Corporation, et al)

Annotation last modified on 2016-11-20 09:37 UTC.

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lyricist and composer:	Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:	Henry Onorati (in 1958) Harry Simeone (in 1958)

publisher:	EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) International Korwin Corp. Warner Chappell Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)

lyrics page:	https://genius.com/Burl-ives-the-little-drummer-boy-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/work/21356 [info]
Songfacts:	https://www.songfacts.com/facts/harry-simeone-chorale/the-little-drummer-boy [info]
Wikidata:	Q431895 [info]

referred to in medleys:	Medley Jolly Old St. Nicholas / The Little Drummer Boy (order: 2) Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (order: 2) Mix 3 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 3)
later parody versions:	Rapapapam The Little Drum Machine Boy (Aqua Teen Hunger Force version)
later translated parody versions:	Arabischer Bam
later translated versions:	Der Kleine Trommler Der Trommelmann (The Little Drummer Boy) Jochie met een trommeltje Kleine trommelaar L'enfant au tambour La canción del tamborilero Little Drummer Boy (Kuhn / Alexander) Mazais bundzinieks Pieni rumpali Zwei von Tausenden המתופף הקטן
later versions:	Little Drummer Boy (Poema version of the carol) The Little Rummerboy
is based on:	Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
is the basis for:	A rum a dum dum And Your Boy Can Drum Drummer Boy Little Drummer Boy Little Drummer Boy (Destiny's Child version)
arrangements:	Carol of the Drum (catch‐all for arrangements) Little Drummer Boy (arr. McCarthy) Little Drummer Boy (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) Mitt hjarta slar for dig (The Little Drummer Boy, "Carol of the Drum") (translated) My Little Drum The Little Drummer Boy (arr. Chris Walden) The Little Drummer Boy (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner)
lyrics quoted in:	Christmas Tree Drummer Boy

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1953	Carol of the Drum		The Trapp Family Singers	1:57
1957	Carol of the Drum		The Jack Halloran Singers	3:06
1958	Little Drummer Boy		The Harry Simeone Chorale	3:03
1958	The Little Drummer Boy		The Harry Simeone Chorale	3:11
1958	The Little Drummer Boy		The Harry Simeone Chorale	3:06
1962-10-05	The Little Drummer Boy	cover	Bing Crosby	2:59
1963	The Little Drummer Boy		Andy Williams	2:17
1964-06-16	The Little Drummer Boy (original studio master)		Frank Sinatra	3:03
1964-06-16	The Little Drummer Boy		Frank Sinatra with Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians	3:06
1964-08-13	Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy)		St. Francis De Sales Boychoir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy	2:42
1964-10	Little Drummer Boy	instrumental	The Ramsey Lewis Trio	2:27
1966-08-17 – 1966-08-18	The Little Drummer Boy		Percy Faith His Orchestra and Chorus	3:00
1976-10-02	Little Drummer Boy (alternate mix)	cover	The Salsoul Orchestra	5:59
1976-10-06	The Little Drummer Boy (LP version)	cover	The Salsoul Orchestra	4:57
1976-10-06	The Little Drummer Boy (single version)	cover	The Salsoul Orchestra	3:25
1978	Little Drummer Boy	cover	New Jordal Swingers	3:16
1980-12-18 – 1980-12-20	Carol of the Drum		John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra	3:34
1981	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Boney M.	4:23
1985-12	The Little Drummer Boy	live	Kiri Te Kanawa	2:53
1989-05	Little Drummer Boy	instrumental	Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice	1:13
1992-08-25	Little Drummer Boy (live, 1992‐08‐25: Anaconda Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, USA)	cover and live	Tori Amos	4:36
1992-12-23	Carol of the Drum	live	José Carreras, Diana Ross, Wiener Symphoniker, Vjekoslav Šutej	2:58
1993-07-19 – 1993-07-23	The Little Drummer Boy		Harry Connick, Jr.	3:42
1993-12-06	Little Drummer Boy	cover and live	The Flaming Lips	5:29
1995	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Rainhard Fendrich & Eric Minsk	4:24
1997-04	The Little Drummer Boy		Carus‐Quintett	4:36
1997-08-13	Wilson / Little Drummer Boy	cover and live	Phish	6:58
1998-10-31	The Little Drummer Boy (unplugged)	cover and live	Die Roten Rosen	2:43
1998-12-26	The Little Drummer Boy (live, 1998-12-26: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)	live	Die Toten Hosen	4:10
1999-01-06	Little Drummerboy (live, 1999-01-06: Gwardia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland)	live	Apocalyptica	5:00
1999-06-15 – 1999-09-27	The Little Drummer Boy		Carola	4:30
1999-12-23	Carol of the Drum	live	José Carreras, Plácido Domingo	3:05
2000-02-19 – 2000-04-19	The Little Drummer Boy	cover	Polyteknikkojen Kuoro, Tapani Länsiö	3:00
2002-03 – 2002-04	The Little Drummer Boy	cover	Crash Test Dummies	4:05
2005	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Joni Madden	3:04
2006-05-24	The Little Drummer Boy	instrumental	Eddie Higgins Trio	2:55
2006-06	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Pink Martini	3:48
2007	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Sophie Monk	3:23
2010-05-30	Little Drummer Boy (live, 2010‐05‐30: The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT, USA)	cover and live	Ween	?:??
2011-09	The Little Drummer Boy		Hämeenlinnan Mieskuoro	2:43
2011-12-31	Little Drummer Boy > Countdown > Aulde Lang Syne (live, 2011‐12‐31: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, USA)	cover, live and partial	Ween	4:53
2011	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Mad King Edmund and Cooper-Moore	4:42
2011	Little Drummer Boy		Bad Religion	2:04
	Carol Medley	cover and medley	Allen Tate Realtors	3:51
	Carol of the Drum	instrumental	Earl Grant	2:29
	Carol of the Drum		Santa Fe Women's Ensemble, Linda Raney	2:43
	Carol of the Drum	cover	Christine Anu	4:05
	Carol of the Drum		The Salvation Army	2:01
	Carol of the Drum		The Boston Pops Orchestra / John Williams	3:34
	Carol of the Drum	instrumental	George Greeley	?:??
	Carol of the Drum		PCT Music	2:47
	Carol of the Drum		Mormon Tabernacle Choir	3:18
	Carol of the Drum		The Robed Choir	2:24
	Carol of the Drum ("Little Drummer Boy")	instrumental	Seeburg Music Library	1:40
	Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy)	cover	The Polyphonic Spree	4:14
	Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy)		Mormon Tabernacle Choir	3:15
	Carol of The Drum (Little Drummer Boy)		The Columbia Brass and Percussion Ensemble & Mormon Tabernacle Choir	2:37
	Christmas Medley	medley	KOKIA	13:21
	Christmas Medley	medley	The Spiritual Angels	6:37
	Christmas song 2009: Lilla Trummis	cover and instrumental	Patrask	4:32
	Do You Hear What I Hear? / Little Drummer Boy	cover, live and medley	The Polyphonic Spree	10:03
	Do You Hear What I Hear? / Little Drummer Boy	cover, live and medley	The Polyphonic Spree	?:??
	Drummer Boy		José Carreras	2:38
	Drummer Boy		Jars of Clay	4:18
	Drummer Boy	cover	Sanna Nielsen	3:35
	Drummer Boy (Kingston edit)	instrumental	Cale Parks	4:48
	El niño del tambor (Little Drummer Boy)		Alejandro Fernández	4:34
	Julen rundt på 4 min og 10 sek	cover and live	Voksne Herrers Orkester	4:09
	Little City Drummerboy	cover	City	3:16
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	BZN	?:??
	Little Drummer Boy		Jackie Evancho feat. Il Volo	3:11
	Little Drummer Boy		Michelle Wright	3:35
	Little Drummer Boy		Red Hot Chilli Pipers	3:22
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Carrie Underwood featuring Isaiah Fisher	2:56
	Little Drummer Boy		Katherine K. Davis	2:21
	Little Drummer Boy	cover and instrumental	Tuck Andress	3:04
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Bing Crosby feat. David Bowie	2:36
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Chicago	4:05
	Little Drummer Boy		Aaron Charles	7:34
	Little Drummer Boy	cover and instrumental	Bill Augustine & Malcolm Cecil	5:52
	Little Drummer Boy		Kenny Rogers	3:19
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	John Denver	3:22
	Little Drummer Boy		Rosina Coombe	?:??
	Little Drummer Boy		Frank Sinatra & The Midnight Strings	2:53
	Little Drummer Boy		Kitaro	5:58
	Little Drummer Boy		Katherine K. Davis	4:51
	Little Drummer Boy		André Schwartz	4:16
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	BZN	3:21
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	The Flaming Lips	5:24
	Little Drummer Boy		Harry Simeone Chorale	3:04
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	The Flaming Lips	4:49
	Little Drummer Boy		[unknown]	2:41
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Marc Martel	3:53
	Little Drummer Boy		John St. John & Steve Quinzi	2:51
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	[unknown]	1:54
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Christopher Cross	3:14
	Little Drummer Boy		Irish Promenade Orchestra	3:32
	Little Drummer Boy		Four Tops	7:45
	Little Drummer Boy		The Drifters	3:24
	Little Drummer Boy	cover	Phil Coulter	3:23
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