Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (sometimes titled "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth") is a Christmas song with an added counterpoint performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. The Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song written in 1941, while the "Peace on Earth" tune and lyrics, written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan, were added to the song specially for Bowie and Crosby's recording.

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Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy (sometimes titled The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth ) is a Christmas song with an added counterpoint performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. Little Drummer Boy is a Christmas song written in 1941, while the Peace on Earth tune and lyrics, written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan, were added to the song specially for Bowie and Crosby’s recording. The track was recorded on September 11, 1977 for Crosby’s then-upcoming television special, Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas. According to co-writer Ian Fraser, Bowie balked at singing Little Drummer Boy : I hate this song. Is there something else I could sing?, Fraser recalls Bowie telling him. Fraser, along with songwriter Larry Grossman and the special’s scriptwriter, Buz Kohan, then wrote Peace on Earth as a counterpoint to Little Drummer Boy.

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy. This song is by Bing Crosby and David Bowie and appears on the compilation The Ultimate Christmas Album, Volume 4 (1999). spoken:Bowie: Hello new butler?Bing: Well, it's been a long time since I've been the new anythingBowie: What's happened to Hudson?Bing: I guess he's changingBowie: Yeah, he does that a lot, doesn't he? Oh, I'm David Bowie. I live down the road. Sir Percival lets me use his piano when he's not around

Left column - David Bowie’s part Right column - Bing Crosby’s part Center column - both voices in unison. CAPO 3 -. e- B---0---1-0-0---1-0- G-2-0---2-0-- D-0-0- A- E-. How to play Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. Print.

Peace on Earth, can it be Every child must be made aware Every child must be made to care Care enough for his fellow man To give all the love that he can. I pray my wish will come true For my child and your child too He'll see the day of glory See the day when men of good will Live in peace, live in peace again. Peace on Earth, can it be Can it be. Bing: Pretty thing, isn't it? The track was recorded on September 11, 1977 for Crosby's then-upcoming television special, Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas.

So newborn king, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam) Peace on Earth Can it be? (Can we come?) Every child must be made aware Every child must be made to care Care enough for his fellow man To give all the love that he can. (Little baby, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam) I pray my wish will come true (I see the child, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam) For my child and your child too. (I'll take my trumpet, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam) He'll see the day of glory (I'll play my best for Him, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam, ra-pam-pam-pam) See the day when men of good will (Ra-pam-pam-pam) Live in peace, live in peace again