"6"^^ . "0.38206"^^ . "RuPaul songs" . "262093"^^ . "Katherine Kennicott Davis" . "Christmas television specials" . . . "3909739" . "Harry Connick, Jr. songs" . "245000.0"^^ . "Single (music)" . "false"^^ . . "David Bowie songs" . . "2592" . "Kapp Records" . "false"^^ . . "Bing Crosby songs" . "false"^^ . "english" . . . . "%22The Little Drummer Boy%22 (originally known as %22Carol of the Drum%22) is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. It was recorded in 1955 by the Trapp Family Singers and further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale. This version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since.In the lyrics the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the nativity where, without a gift for the infant Jesus, he played his drum with the Virgin Mary's approval, remembering %22I played my best for Him%22 and %22He smiled at me.%22" . "92.0"^^ . "Little Drummer Boy" . "c27064bc-4707-49f7-9782-df97d7e6547f" . "eng" . "PT245.81331065S"^^ . . . . "20th Century Fox Records singles" . . . . "MCA Records" . . "20th Century Fox Records" . "[%22to lay before the king pa rum pum pum pum%22,%22i am a poor boy too pa rum pum pum pum%22,%22i have no gift to bring pa rum pum pum pum%22,%22that's fit to give the king pa rum pum pum pum%22]" . "Hansa Records singles" . "USRH10200137" . "Christmas carols" . "0.859699"^^ . "Children's films" . . "0"^^ . "-0.0425988"^^ . . "5714deca25ac0d8aee3d415f" . . . . "Little Drummer Boy" . . . "-11.9"^^ . "Song recordings produced by Frank Farian" . "Harry Simeone" . . . . "Bob Dylan songs" . "Boney M. songs" . "2003-10-14"^^ . "American Christmas songs" . . . "Burl Ives songs" .