William Shatner, accompanied by Plucky Duck, performs the song in "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special".
Yakko, Wakko and Dot perform the song in "Little Drummer Warners".
"The Little Drummer Boy" or "Carol of the Drum" is a popular Christmas song, popularized by the version of the Harry Simeone Chorale and has been adapted many times since. It has its roots in a French legend turned short story and play titled The Juggler of Notre Dame, wherein a juggler who has lost his faith performs his act in front of a statue of Mary, since he has no gift to leave in front of it. The story varies in certain details, but all have a miracle occur when Mary somehow acknowledges the Christmas gift.
Lyrics[]
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A newborn King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum
When we come
Baby Jesus, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our King, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum
On my drum
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum
Then he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum
Appearances in Christmas specials[]
- The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
- The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976)
- Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
- Tiny Toon Adventures: "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special" (1992)
- Animaniacs: "Little Drummer Warners" (1993)
- It's Always Christmas with You (2011)
- The Little Drummer Boy (2011)
- "The Annoying Orange Generic Holiday Special" (2012) - performed by Annoying Orange and Weird Al Yankovic
- A Very Pentatonix Christmas (2017)
Album releases[]
- Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Singing Songs of Christmas (1965)
- Christmas with the Brady Bunch (1970)
- Merry Christmas With The Smurfs (1983)
- Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas (1996)
- Rudolph, Frosty and Friends' Favorite Christmas Songs (1996)
- A Flintstones Motown Christmas (1999)
- A Rosie Christmas (1999)
- Yule Be Wiggling (2000)
- The Looney Tunes Kwazy Christmas (2000)
- ReJoyce: The Christmas Album (2004)
- Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5 (2004)
- A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas (2006)
- Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 2 (2011)
- O Holy Night: Journey of a Little Drummer Boy (2011)
- PTXmas (2012)
- Someday at Christmas (2016)
- My Gift (2020)
- A Drummer Boy Christmas (2020)
Trivia[]
- Most modern versions of the song change "Baby Jesus" to "Little baby" and "That's fit to give our king" to "To lay before the king" on verse 2, and the title song "Little Drummer Boy" to "Little Drummer Girl".
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