Changes: The Little Drummer Boy (song)

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"The Little Drummer Boy" or "Carol of the Drum" is a popular Christmas song, popularized by the version of the Harry Simeone Chorale and has been adapted many times since.

The song has its roots in a French legend turned short story and play titled The Juggler of Notre Dame, wherein a juggler who has lost his faith performs his act in front of a statue of Mary, since he has no gift to leave in front of it. The story varies in certain details, but all have a miracle occur when Mary somehow acknowledges the Christmas gift.

Appearances in Christmas specials

Album releases

Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Singing Songs of Christmas (1965)
Christmas with the Brady Bunch (1970)
Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas (1996)
Rudolph, Frosty and Friends' Favorite Christmas Songs (1996)
A Flintstones Motown Christmas (1999)
The Looney Tunes Kwazy Christmas (2000)
Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5 (2004)
A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas (2006)
Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 2 (2011)
PTXmas (2012)

Lyrics

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A newborn King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum
When we come

Little baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our King, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum
On my drum

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum

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+{{Song|image=Drummerboy1.jpg
-{{stub}}
+|writer=Katherine Davis<br>Henry Onoratti<br>Harry Simeone
-{{Song
-|image=Drummerboy1.jpg
-|caption=
-|writer=Katherine K. Davis
-|composer=
-|lyricist=
-|date=
 |publisher=Mills Music Inc.<br />International Korwin Corp.
-|specials=''[[The Little Drummer Boy]]''<br />''Christmas at the White House''<br />''[[The Little Drummer Boy Book II]]''<br />''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]]''<br />''[[It's Always Christmas with You]]''
+}}"'''The Little Drummer Boy'''" or "'''Carol of the Drum'''" is a popular [[Christmas]] song, popularized by the version of the Harry Simeone Chorale and has been adapted many times since.
-}}
-"'''The Little Drummer Boy'''," also known as "'''Carol of the Drum'''," is a popular [[Christmas]] song, written by Katherine K. Davis. It was popularized by the version of the Harry Simeone Chorale and has been adapted many times since.
-The song has its roots in a French legend turned short story and play titled "[[wikipedia:Le Jongleur de Notre Dame|The Juggler of Notre Dame]]," wherein a juggler who has lost his faith performs his act in front of a statue of Mary, since he has no gift to leave in front of it. The story varies in certain details, but all have a miracle occur when Mary somehow acknowledges this gift.
+The song has its roots in a French legend turned short story and play titled ''{{w|The Juggler of Notre Dame}}'', wherein a juggler who has lost his faith performs his act in front of a statue of [[Mary]], since he has no gift to leave in front of it. The story varies in certain details, but all have a miracle occur when Mary somehow acknowledges the Christmas gift.
+==Appearances in Christmas specials==
+* ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (Rankin/Bass)|The Little Drummer Boy]]''
+* ''Christmas at the White House''
+* ''[[The Little Drummer Boy Book II]]''
+* ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]]''
+* ''Animaniacs'': "[[Little Drummer Warners]]"
+* ''[[It's Always Christmas with You]]''
+* ''[[A Very Pentatonix Christmas]]''
 ==Album releases==
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 * ''[[A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas]]'' (2006)
 * ''[[Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 2]]'' (2011)
+* ''[[PTXmas]]'' (2012)
 ==Lyrics==
+<poem>
-:''Come, they told me,''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
+Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
-:''A newborn King to see''
+A newborn King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
+Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
+To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum
-:''Our finest gifts we bring''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
+Rum pum pum pum
+Rum pum pum pum
-:''To lay before the King''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''Rum pum pum pum''
+So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum
+When we come
-:''Rum pum pum pum''
-:''So to honor Him''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
+Little baby, pa rum pum pum pum
+I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
-:''When we come''
+I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
+That's fit to give our King, pa rum pum pum pum
+Rum pum pum pum
+Rum pum pum pum
+Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum
-:''Little baby''
+On my drum
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''I am a poor boy too''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''I have no gift to bring''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''That's fit to give our King''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''Rum pum pum pum''
-:''Rum pum pum pum''
-:''Shall I play for you''
-:''Pa rum pum pum''
-:''On my drum''
-:''[[Mary]] nodded''
+Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
+The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
+I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum
-:''The ox and lamb kept time''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
+I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
+Rum pum pum pum
-:''I played my drum for Him''
-:''Pa rum pum pum''
+Rum pum pum pum
-:''I played my best for Him''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''Rum pum pum pum''
-:''Rum pum pum pum''
-:''Then He smiled at me''
-:''Pa rum pum pum pum''
-:''Me and my drum''
+Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
+Me and my drum
+</poem>
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Little Drummer Boy, The (song)}}
 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Rankin/Bass songs]]
 [[Category:Wiggles songs]]
+[[Category:Warner Bros. songs]]