Did David Bowie really sing with Bing Crosby?

Did David Bowie really sing with Bing Crosby?

Crooner Bing Crosby and rock legend chameleon David Bowie sing a duet in Crosby’s Christmas television special in 1977. Two songwriters recount their quick turnaround of the song to win Bowie over.

Who did David Bowie do a Christmas song with?

Bing Crosby
The Little Drummer Boy/Artists

When was Bing Crosby David Bowie Christmas special?

1977
It includes a duet by the unusual pairing of Crosby and Bowie on “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”. It was Crosby’s final Christmas special, recorded just five weeks before his death on October 14, 1977….

Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 30, 1977

Who first recorded Little Drummer Boy?

Katherine Kennicott Davis
“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….The Little Drummer Boy.

“The Little Drummer Boy”
Songwriter(s)	Harry Simeone Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati

How did Bing and David Bowie get together?

It was one of music’s most unlikely and unusual pairings: the straight-laced, WWII-era crooner Bing Crosby collaborating with rock’s androgynous “thin white Duke,” David Bowie. The two musicians met and performed the song in September 1977 for Crosby’s A Merrie Olde Christmas special that aired later that year.

Did David Bowie sing Christmas songs?

“Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby.

Did David Bowie sing White Christmas?

“Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby….Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy.

“Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”
Songwriter(s)	Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, Alan Kohan / Harry Simeone, K.K. Davis, Henry Onorati
Producer(s)	Frank Konigsberg

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What did David Bowie sing with Bing Crosby?

After some quick thinking, the composers pulled together a new original song, “Peace on Earth,” which they combined with the classic “Little Drummer Boy,” to make a unique arrangement that Bowie loved. Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas turned out to be the last special Crosby would ever do.

When did Bing Crosby sing Merrie Olde Christmas?

The duet went down on Crosby’s 1977 special Merrie Olde Christmas. Crosby, who was a harbinger of the holiday season thanks to ” White Christmas ,” did a Christmas special every year.

What was the last song Bing Crosby sang?

Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas turned out to be the last special Crosby would ever do. Just one month after the duet was recorded, he suffered a heart attack while playing golf and passed away, according to Biography. But the Christmas duet lived on.

When did David Bowie sing a Christmas duet?

But the Christmas duet lived on. Bowie released it as a single in November of 1982, and it soon reached Number 3 on the UK charts. It eventually became one of Bowie’s best-selling singles and is now considered a classic Christmas tune.