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"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at ATV Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, the song features Crosby singing the 1941 standard "The Little Drummer Boy" while Bowie sings the counterpoint tune "Peace ...
"Peace on Earth" (U2 song), 2000 "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy", by David Bowie and Bing Crosby, 1982 "Peace on Earth", by Big Daddy Weave from Christ Is Come, 2009 ...
Bing Crosby is surprised to receive a letter from a long-lost relative, Sir Percival Crosby, inviting the family to spend Christmas in England.Bing, his wife Kathryn and their three children – Harry, Mary and Nathaniel – fly off to Britain, reviewing their family history in song and hoping that the invitation is not a case of "mistaken identity".
"Triad" was written while Crosby was a member of the rock band the Byrds, who were at that time recording their fifth studio album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers. [5] The song's lyrics concern a ménage à trois and were largely inspired by the sexual freedom that Crosby enjoyed at his home in Beverly Glen in Los Angeles. [6]
Now You Has Jazz" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film High Society in which it was introduced by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. The song describes what instruments are needed to create jazz .
This was the first charity record to make the UK charts and reached Number 2. [ citation needed ] Due to its success, it was followed by a second compilation in 1957. George Harrison 's " Bangla Desh " single in 1971 is commonly regarded as the first successful international charity single; [ 1 ] it was recorded to help fund relief efforts ...
The song achieved mainstream success within a few months after release, surpassing over 500 million global streams as of March 2022. [14] Gayle has since released different versions of the song, including the demo, a "chill version", and an "angrier version". [15] The original song reached 1 billion streams on July 9, 2023. [16]
"The Bells of St. Mary's" is a 1917 popular song. The music was written by A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics [1] by Douglas Furber, following a visit to St. Mary's Church, Southampton, England. [2] It was published by the London company Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew. The song was revived in 1945, in the film of the same name, by Bing Crosby and Ingrid ...