The Little Drummer Boy

~ Recording by Frank Sinatra with Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6The Little Drummer Boy3:03Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring12 Songs of Christmas (stereo)Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring and the PennsylvaniansAlbum
Reprise RecordsFS-2022
1.6The Little Drummer Boy3:03Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring12 Songs of ChristmasBing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring and the PennsylvaniansAlbum
Reprise RecordsFS-2022
1.4The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank Sinatra with Fred Waring & His PennsylvaniansThe Sinatra Christmas AlbumFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
Reprise Records9362-45743-2
1.4The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank Sinatra with Fred Waring & His PennsylvaniansThe Sinatra Christmas AlbumFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
Reprise Records9 45743-2
1.4The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank SinatraThe Christmas CollectionFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-10-26
Reprise RecordsR2 76542
1.4The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank SinatraThe Christmas CollectionFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
Reprise Records8122795392
2.6The Little Drummer Boy3:05Frank Sinatra & Fred WaringNothing but the BestFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-11-24
Rhino (reissue label)
1.5The Little Drummer Boy3:07Frank SinatraChristmas With Sinatra and FriendsFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-10-06
Concord Records (imprint of Concord Records, Inc.)CRE-31672
1.13The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank SinatraUltimate ChristmasFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2017-10-06
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)B002700202
1.13The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank SinatraUltimate ChristmasFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2017-10-06
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)0602557734775
1.13The Little Drummer Boy3:06Frank Sinatra feat. Fred Waring & His PennsylvaniansUltimate ChristmasFrank SinatraAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2017-10-06
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)[none]
Promotion
1.6The Little Drummer Boy3:03Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring12 Songs of Christmas (mono)Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring and the PennsylvaniansAlbum
Reprise RecordsF-2022

Relationships

producer:Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
vocals:Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1964-06-16)
arranger:Jack Halloran
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Reprise Records (in 1975)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440880525 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/7vZXx451PBO88CM7e3oSOL [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/412539302 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440880525 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/79381216 [info]
recording of:Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (on 1964-06-16)

Related works

Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)

lyricist and composer:Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:Henry Onorati (in 1958)
Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
International Korwin Corp.
Warner Chappell
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955)
Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
referred to in medleys:Medley
Jolly Old St. Nicholas / The Little Drummer Boy (order: 2)
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (order: 2)
Mix 3 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 3)
later parody versions:Rapapapam
The Little Drum Machine Boy (Aqua Teen Hunger Force version)
later translated parody versions:Arabischer Bam
later translated versions:Der Kleine Trommler
Der kleine Trommlerjunge (Durch die Stille der Nacht)
Der Trommelmann (The Little Drummer Boy)
Jochie met een trommeltje
Kleine trommelaar
L'enfant au tambour
La canción del tamborilero
Little Drummer Boy (Kuhn / Alexander)
Mazais bundzinieks
Pieni rumpali
Zwei von Tausenden
המתופף הקטן
later versions:Little Drummer Boy (Poema version of the carol)
The Little Rummerboy
is based on:Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
is the basis for:A rum a dum dum
And Your Boy Can Drum
Drummer Boy
Kleiner Trommler
Little Drummer Bitch
Little Drummer Boy (arr. Mensinger/Noris)
Little Drummer Boy (Destiny's Child version)
arrangements:Carol of the Drum (catch‐all for arrangements)
Little Drummer Boy (arr. Lawson & McCarthy)
Little Drummer Boy (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
Mitt hjarta slar for dig (The Little Drummer Boy, "Carol of the Drum") (translated)
My Little Drum
The Little Drummer Boy (arr. Chris Walden)
The Little Drummer Boy (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner)
The Little Drummer Boy (arr. Goodwin)
lyrics quoted in:Christmas Tree
Drummer Boy