Song
The Little Drummer Boy
by Johnny Cash
The Little Drummer Boy is a 1959 song by Johnny Cash, 2:34 long, which peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100. It fits the Christmas, Musical Instrument song themes.
Released 1959 Hot 100 peak #63 · 3 weeks Length 2:34
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Johnny Cash's 1959 Columbia single of the Katherine Kennicott Davis carol, released a year after the Harry Simeone Chorale's 1958 hit version. Cash's single reached number 24 on Billboard's country chart and number 63 on the Hot 100, and he included the song on his 1963 album The Christmas Spirit.
Performance tips
- Sing it low and steady in Cash's deep, plain-spoken style.
- Keep a solid march-like pulse; no frills needed.
- Let the room join on the pa-rum-pum-pum lines.
In these themes
Karaoke versions
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Other versions
- Johnny CashAlso recorded this song
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