shelly manne wrote the song the little drummer boy.
shelly manne wrote the song the little drummer boy.
who wrote the song the little drummer boy?
shelly manne
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"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. first recorded in 1951 by the trapp family singers, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the harry simeone chorale; the simeone version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since.
the little drummer boy
the album and the song were an enormous success, the single scoring on the u.s. music charts from 1958 to 1962. in 1963, the album was reissued under the title "the little drummer boy: a christmas festival", capitalizing on the single's popularity. the following year the album was released in stereo. in 1988, "the little drummer boy: a christmas festival" was released on cd by casablanca records, and subsequently, on island records. harry simeone, who in 1964 had signed with kapp records, recorded a new version of "the little drummer boy" in 1965 for his album "o' bambino: the little drummer boy". simeone recorded the song a third and final time in 1981, for an album (again titled "the little drummer boy") on the budget holiday records label.
the little drummer boy