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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| José Ferrer | ... | Ben Haramed (voice) (as Jose Ferrer) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Aaron's Father, the Magi (voice) | |
| June Foray | ... | Aaron's Mother (voice) | |
| Ted Eccles | ... | Aaron (voice) (as Teddy Eccles) | |
| Greer Garson | ... | Our Story Teller (voice) (as Miss Greer Garson) | |
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Wiener Sängerknaben | ... | Themselves (voice) (as The Vienna Boys Choir) |
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Animated film version of the legendary song of a boy who lets out all his frustrations on a drum, little knowing how significant this drum will be in the birth of the newborn Jesus. Written by hiphats <hiphats@aol.com>
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drum | drummer | boy | nativity scene | reference to the little drummer boy |Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
19 December 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Little Drummer Boy See more »Company Credits
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Written by Katherine K. Davis and Henry Onorati
Arranged by Harry Simeone
Performed by Wiener Sängerknaben (as The Vienna Boys Choir)
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Biblically, this is complete fiction. The song itself was only created a decade prior to the film and inspired this musical. See more »Goofs
In some copies of the video, the narration switches from Greer Garson to Paul Frees. At the very end, where the narration begins "and as Aaron looked at the babe..." the voice is inexplicably that of Paul Frees. See more »Quotes
Our Story Teller: Aaron's heart was filled with joy and love. And he knew at last that the hate he had carried there was wrong. As ALL hatred will ever be wrong. For more powerful, more beautiful by far than all the eons of sadness and cruelty and desolation which had come before, was that one tiny, crystalline second of laughter. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.See more »
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The special ends with only the Rankin-Bass logo, as there are no closing credits whatsoever. See more »Soundtracks
The Little Drummer BoyWritten by Katherine K. Davis and Henry Onorati
Arranged by Harry Simeone
Performed by Wiener Sängerknaben (as The Vienna Boys Choir)
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Hey, Lets say we have a roving band of dangerous nomads roaming the desert, brutally murdering people, stealing all of their possessions and leaving their young son to fend for himself in a cruel world. Perfect recipe for a Christmas Special. This one didn't stay as a network staple very long as it was not the happy nice nice special that Rudolph and Charlie Brown were .
To Be honest I have liked this since I was a kid. It wasn't as good as the other Rankin/Bass specials but it was the only one of them that really has anything to do with the Jesus. Lot of emotion at the end. You end up glad that you watched it.