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Friday, December 21, 2007

Crosby and Bowie, "Little Drummer Boy"

El Mundo's Julián Ruiz has provided us a convenient list of YouTube links for 20 canciones de Navidad (20 Christmas songs). Nineteen of the 20 are in English. (!!!)

This is one of my favorites, Bing Crosby and David Bowie singing "Little Drummer Boy" in harmony with another song that I believe is called "Peace on Earth". Ruiz' text says that the video was made for a 1977 television special. As fate would have it, the video was completed just a few days before Crosby passed away in Madrid due to a heart attack. So it's also a poignant part of his musical legacy.

Tags: bing crosby, christmas songs, david bowie

posted at 11:59:00 PM by Bruce Miller

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