<P> `` The Little Drummer Boy '' ( originally known as `` Carol of the Drum '' ) is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941 . First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family Singers , the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale ; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since . </P>
<P> `` The Little Drummer Boy '' ( originally known as `` Carol of the Drum '' ) is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941 . First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family Singers , the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale ; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since . </P>
who sang the original song little drummer boy
who sang the original song little drummer boy
Trapp Family Singers
Trapp Family Singers