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Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas is a 1977 Christmas television special starring Bing Crosby and his family with special guests Twiggy, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter and Trinity Boys Choir. It includes a duet by the unusual pairing of Crosby and Bowie on "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy".
"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 ...
The unlikely pairing came about thanks to Bowie's mom, who loved Bing Crosby and convinced her son to perform on Crosby's 1977 TV special, Merrie Olde Christmas. Bowie loved his mom but drew the ...
Bing Crosby's White Christmas: Jackie Gleason, Bernadette Peters, Kathryn Crosby and family March 20, 1977: Bing - A 50th Anniversary Gala: Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Pearl Bailey, Bette Midler, Mills Brothers, Paul Anka, Kathryn Crosby and family August 27, 1977: Bing in Norway: Harry Crosby: November 30, 1977: Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
David Bowie and Bing Crosby sang a famously awkward version of "The Little Drummer Boy" on "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" television special in 1977. - MPTV/Reuters “The Little Drummer Boy”
The Little Drummer Boy (NBC, 1968) Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. and others. Written by Romeo Muller. Two years after CBS got heavy with A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Peacock network ...
Bing and Carol Together Again for the First Time (1969) Bing Crosby, with Carol Burnett; Goldilocks (1969) Bing Crosby with Kathryn Crosby, Mary Frances Crosby and Nathaniel Crosby along with Avery Schreiber and Paul Winchell; Bing Crosby's Christmas Show (1970) Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971) A Christmas with the Bing Crosbys ...
Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became known for his British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and Mr Majeika.