Kathleen I had heard it on the radio many times before I ever knew there were videos of them singing it. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

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That was great! I've seen it before but didn't realize Bing Crosby died so soon afterwards.

I've always been a big fan of David Bowie, that was a very unusual pairing, I think that's also why so many people watch it year after year.

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Here's one that has been a favorite of mine for years. There is a story behind this duet that you can read about HERE.

"Possibly one of the greatest Christmas duets of all time. This was Bing Crosby's final Christmas show. The track was recorded on 11 September 1977, Bing Crosby passed away on October 14, just over a month after recording the special. In the U.S., the show aired on 30 November 1977 on CBS."

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQwwCRiDZQ

Kathleen that is a beautiful poem!!!! Thanks for sharing it with us. I never could write poetry but my son can. He actually won a county wide contest when he was in third grade. He's always had a vivid imagination and his dream has always been to write a novel someday. I hope he follows up on that dream.

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Hi Mary Evelyn,

I looked at the Wikipedia article, David Bowie admitted he didn't like the song "Little Drummer Boy"

...it can be annoying to sing, probably...

The article also said Bowie was trying to be more normal at that time...(WHY?!) Why would anyone with so much vibrance and a career based on his uniqueness try to "be more normal"?

*****

Here's a prose poem I just wrote, I thought up a few lines earlier tonight, things sound better inside our heads, outside in the darkness, but trying to type up thoughts, I still write poems but don't post them in public as often...I hope people like it:

Grains of sand

are the backdrop of action,

all those specks...

are they afraid to be

struck by lightning

and become glittering glass?

Luminous, firmly formed,

shaped by heat,

unbendable,

strong,

always noticed,

clear.

Are you satisfied

just to be

sand-colored background

on which action happens?

Or do you want to be

the action?

Find the lightning

within yourself

to solidify

your vibrance.

by Kathleen VanBeekom, December 2012

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Here's one that has been a favorite of mine for years. There is a story behind this duet that you can read about HERE.

"Possibly one of the greatest Christmas duets of all time. This was Bing Crosby's final Christmas show. The track was recorded on 11 September 1977, Bing Crosby passed away on October 14, just over a month after recording the special. In the U.S., the show aired on 30 November 1977 on CBS."

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQwwCRiDZQ