David Bowie and Bing Crosby Sing “The Little Drummer Boy”

in Music | December 25th, 2008 4 Comments

We take you back to 1977 and what The Washington Post calls “one of the most successful duets in Christmas music history — and surely the weirdest.” The ’40s-era crooner meets the glam rocker, to be precise. Get the backstory here. (And, yup, we’ve added the clip to our YouTube Favorites.)

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  1. James says . . . | December 16, 2008 / 2:42 pm

    Absolutely one of my favourites. Bob Seger did a great cover of The Little Drummer Boy, too.

  2. Dan Colman says . . . | December 16, 2008 / 5:10 pm

    Here’s the Seger version referenced by James

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9egKDz0by44

    Comes complete with kitschy video

  3. Paul Jensen says . . . | December 25, 2008 / 3:36 pm

    In an ironic twist, Bowie also performed on Marc Bolan’s show “Marc” just a few days before he did Bing’s show. Bolan also died shortly after in a car crash, before the show aired.

  4. Alanis Morissette says . . . | December 25, 2008 / 4:30 pm

    yes exactly

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