David Bowie and Bing Crosby's "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" — which was filmed on Sept. 11, 1977, for Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas special — remains one of the most absurd (but charming) TV ...

"We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a 'Little Drummer Boy,' and when we told Bowie about the number, he said, 'I won't sing that song.' We said, 'Why?' and he said, 'I hate that song,' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bing Crosby and David Bowie singing their hit song Little Drummer Boy on TV Christmas Special Merrie Olde Christmas 1977. Perhaps ...

Back in 2016 we posted the then oft overlooked performance of "Heroes" recorded for Bing Crosby's 1977 Merrie Olde Christmas TV Special. Notable for the wonderfully bizarre, but nevertheless beautiful ...

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One of the most successful duets in Christmas music history -- and surely the weirdest -- might never have happened if it weren't for some last-minute musical surgery. David Bowie thought "The Little ...

The collaboration defied musical logic. But in 1977, art-rock icon David Bowie and smooth crooner Bing Crosby came together for a now-infamous duet of the holiday staple “Little Drummer Boy” for ...

Forty years ago, a flamboyant rocker from London picked up the sheet music for “Little Drummer Boy” and kick-started a strange seasonal duet with Spokane’s most famous crooner. “This one, this is my ...

Bowie and Crosby sang together in 1977's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' special Screen Archives/Getty David Bowie almost walked away from his famous and unlikely duet with Bing Crosby The rock singer agreed ...

For Bowie to agree, the writers of the Merrie Olde Christmas special had to make tweaks to the song "We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a 'Little Drummer Boy,' and when we told Bowie ...