The Little Drummer Boy

Summary

The Little Drummer Boy is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (727 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Little Drummer Boy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The Little Drummer Boy's composer is recorded as Katherine Kennicott Davis^[4].
• The Little Drummer Boy's genre is Christmas carol^[5].
• Among the performers on The Little Drummer Boy was The Jack Halloran Singers^[6].
• Among the performers on The Little Drummer Boy was David Bowie^[7].
• The Little Drummer Boy was performed by Dolly Parton^[8].
• The Little Drummer Boy was performed by Carola Häggkvist^[9].
• Among the performers on The Little Drummer Boy was Magnus Carlsson^[10].
• The Little Drummer Boy was performed by Sanna Nielsen^[11].
• Among the performers on The Little Drummer Boy was Susan Boyle^[12].
• The Little Drummer Boy's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• The Little Drummer Boy was published on 1941^[14].
• The Little Drummer Boy's lyricist is recorded as Katherine Kennicott Davis^[15].
• The Little Drummer Boy's has edition or translation is recorded as La canción del tamborilero^[16].
• The Little Drummer Boy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carol of the Drum'}^[17].
• The Little Drummer Boy's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song^[18].
• The Little Drummer Boy's derivative work is recorded as The Little Drummer Boy^[19].
• The Little Drummer Boy's derivative work is recorded as Mitt hjärta slår för dig^[20].
• The Little Drummer Boy's derivative work is recorded as Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy^[21].
• The Little Drummer Boy's derivative work is recorded as Den lille trumslagarpojken^[22].
• The Little Drummer Boy's form of creative work is recorded as song^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[24]

• Genre(s): christmas music, easy listening, jazz, progressive rock, rock^[25]

• Community tags: christmal carol, christmas, christmas music, easy listening, holiday, jazz, progressive rock, rock^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 88b1b664-4f38-46b9-a301-7d89495ae448^[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Jack Halloran Singers^[6], David Bowie^[7], Dolly Parton^[8], Carola Häggkvist^[9], Magnus Carlsson^[10], and Sanna Nielsen^[11].

Publication

The Little Drummer Boy was released on 1941^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is Christmas carol^[5].

Why It Matters

The Little Drummer Boy ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (727 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]