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Carol of the Drum

Song
aka “The Little Drummer Boy”

Creators (4)

Composer

  1. Katherine K. Davis
  2. Harry Simeone
  3. Henry Onorati

Lyricist

  1. Katherine K. Davis

Publisher

  1. EMI Mills Music Inc.
  2. International Korwin Corp.
  3. Mills Music, Inc.
  4. Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.

Related Works (29)

Part Of

  1. Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long

Later Versions

  1. Mazais bundzinieks translated
  2. Pieni rumpali translated
  3. Arabischer Bam parody, translated
  4. La canción del tamborilero translated
  5. The Little Rummerboy
  6. Little Drummer Boy
  7. Rapapapam parody
  8. Der Trommelmann (The Little Drummer Boy) translated
  9. The Little Drum Machine Boy parody
  10. Jochie met een trommeltje translated
  11. Der Kleine Trommler translated
  12. Little Drummer Boy translated
  13. L'enfant au tambour translated

Referred To In Medleys

  1. Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
  2. Mix 3
  3. Jolly Old St. Nicholas / The Little Drummer Boy

Arrangements

  1. Mitt hjarta slar for dig (The Little Drummer Boy, "Carol of the Drum") translated
  2. Carol of the Drum
  3. My Little Drum
  4. Little Drummer Boy
  5. The Little Drummer Boy

Is The Basis For

  1. A rum a dum dum
  2. Drummer Boy
  3. Little Drummer Boy
  4. And Your Boy Can Drum
  5. Little Drummer Boy
  6. Trad.

Lyrics Quoted In

  1. Drummer Boy

Recordings (331)

  1. Carol of the Drum 3:06 by The Jack Halloran Singers (1957)
  2. Little Drummer Boy 3:03 by The Harry Simeone Chorale (1958)
  3. The Little Drummer Boy 2:34 cover by Johnny Cash (Oct 1959) stereo
  4. Carol of the Drum ?:?? instrumental by George Greeley (1959)
  5. The Little Drummer Boy 2:47 by The Pete King Chorale (1960)
  6. Little Drummer Boy 2:31 by Johnny Cash (1961)
  7. The Little Drummer Boy 2:18 cover by The 4 Seasons (Dec 1962)
  8. The Little Drummer Boy 3:27 cover by Johnny Mathis (04 Oct 1963) 1963
  9. The Little Drummer Boy 2:17 by Andy Williams (14 Oct 1963)
  10. The Little Drummer Boy 3:03 cover by Al Martino (1964)
  11. Little Drummer Boy 2:27 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1964)
  12. The Little Drummer Boy 3:22 cover by Johnny Mathis (1964)
  13. The Little Drummer Boy 3:17 cover by Burl Ives (Oct 1965)
  14. The Little Drummer Boy 3:11 cover by The Supremes (Nov 1965) mono
  15. The Little Drummer Boy 3:21 by The Harry Simeone Chorale (1965)
  16. The Little Drummer Boy 3:09 cover by The Supremes (1965) stereo
  17. The Little Drummer Boy 3:32 by Living Voices (1965)
  18. The Little Drummer Boy 2:12 cover by Peggy Lee (1965)
  19. The Little Drummer Boy 3:37 instrumental by Kenny Burrell (10 Dec 1966)
  20. Little Drummer Boy 3:14 cover by Lena Horne (1966)
  21. The Little Drummer Boy 3:00 by Percy Faith His Orchestra and Chorus (1966)
  22. The Little Drummer Boy 2:56 by Merv Griffin (1966)
  23. The Little Drummer Boy 3:05 cover by Stevie Wonder (27 Nov 1967)
  24. The Little Drummer Boy 3:40 by Perry Como (1968)
  25. The Little Drummer Boy ?:?? instrumental, cover by Reginald Dixon (1968)
  26. The Little Drummer Boy 5:15 instrumental, cover by The Soulful Strings (1968)
  27. The Little Drummer Boy 2:28 cover by Johnny Mathis (1969) 1969
  28. The Little Drummer Boy 2:38 instrumental, cover by Sy Mann (1969)
  29. The Little Drummer Boy 3:06 instrumental, cover by The Moog Machine (1969)
  30. The Little Drummer Boy 3:06 by The Jackson 5 (15 Oct 1970)
  31. The Little Drummer Boy 3:24 cover by The Temptations (30 Oct 1970)
  32. The Little Drummer Boy 3:58 cover by José Feliciano (Nov 1970)
  33. The Little Drummer Boy / December Dream 2:53 medley by Günter Kallmann Choir (1970)
  34. Little Drummer Boy 3:29 by Sonny James (1970)
  35. Little Drummer Boy 3:13 instrumental by Geoff Love & His Orchestra (1972)
  36. Little Drummer Boy / Silent Night 3:10 medley, cover by Jimi Hendrix (Dec 1974)
  37. The Little Drummer Boy 4:16 cover by The Temptations (14 Aug 1980)
  38. Little Drummer Boy 4:17 cover by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (18 Nov 1981)
  39. Little Drummer Boy 4:24 cover by Boney M. (23 Nov 1981)
  40. Little Drummer Boy 3:20 cover by BZN (1981)
  41. Little Drummer Boy ?:?? by Rosina Coombe (1981)
  42. Little Drummer Boy 4:19 cover by Boney M. (1981)
  43. The Little Drummer Boy 3:46 by Anne Murray (1981)
  44. Little Drummer Boy 3:49 instrumental by Richard Clayderman (1984)
  45. The Little Drummer Boy 5:30 cover by Ray Charles (Dec 1985)
  46. The Little Drummer Boy 3:06 by The Harry Simeone Chorale (1985)
  47. The Little Drummer Boy 2:53 live by Kiri Te Kanawa (1986)
  48. The Little Drummer Boy 3:16 by Jackson 5 (1986)
  49. The Little Drummer Boy 3:10 cover by The Supremes (1986) stereo
  50. The Little Drummer Boy ?:?? cover by Ray Price (1986)
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Links (4)

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/Burl-ives-the-little-drummer-boy-lyrics

Songfacts

  1. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/harry-simeone-chorale/the-little-drummer-boy

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431895

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/21356