Harry Simeone Chorale "Little Drummer Boy" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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- Harry Simeone Chorale "Little Drummer Boy" on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 20, 1959. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdS...
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Brings tears to my eyes..reminds me of my youth and family and friends no longer with us. Beautiful.
I got this 45 rpm record when I was around 6 or 7. Brings christmas thoughts to me.
Yes. I'm sitting here, a 58 year old man, weeping for the past, lost Christmases and family now gone. The lovely innocence and beauty of those Christmases.
Christmas always does that. I find myself driving bye there house's on Cristmas Eve even though their and there family's arent there anymore
Definitely brings tears to my eyes as there are many family and friends no longer with us that shared my memories as a child
AMEN!
The women's voices are in complete harmony; you can't tell who is singing soprano or alto...which is the way a professional should be.
I would also point out that by many people's standards, this is a 'small' choir, as was the Roger Wagner Chorale (Little Drummer Boy and Joy to the World being far and away my two favorite Christmas records). Messiah likewise was not written for 5000 voices. My father (and I, I will admit) disdained the 'wall of sound' that you hear from the likes of MTC, blend becomes lost and irrelevant. The pleasure and joy I receive from hearing a superlative, 'normal' choir with precise diction and practiced and seamless blend leaves the 'stadium' sound of a giant choir in the dust. The same reason I love top-tier small ensembles like the King's Singers (who I have been fortunate to hear in person a number of times).
Yeah
It wasn't Christmas 'til dad broke out the Harry Simione chorale album. Memories of a simpler(for me) time.😀🎄
I had the album as well, wish i still had it!
Agreed my dad love this album it gave me goose bumps& still today it does
I think i have this album not sure
@@geraldhague6170 My dad wore this record out, we dreaded(lol) the holiday season knowing dad was going to play this non stop. Boy I miss those days.🙁
Nothing is simple about life nowadays. It just gets more and more stressful as the noose tightens around the neck of the human race I'm sorry to say. I hate it.
I believe this to be the best, most humble Godly rendition of the song "Little Drummer Boy"---very very powerful. There are many other versions sung by other choirs and singing artists, but none come close to the way the Harry Simeone Choir performs it. I hear many other newer versions of the song over the radio stations, and none sound or are performed as good and as heavenly divine as this one does. Merry Christmas and God bless you all and your families. Mark Luke 2: 8-20 John 3:3
another man recorded it with the same choir..so there you go
Completely agree with you!... My grandmother had a record of it and it just stuck with me all these years as the best version.
You are right, this version sounds spiritually inspiring.
Well said 👏 👌 👍 🙌 😌
Well said and 100% correct.
There has NEVER been anything close to this ever sang before or after.
This is the Godly perfection.
This is the very first version of this song that I ever heard, and it has always been my favorite. No other version has ever come close to this one.
Exactly the way it should be sung, IMO...too many other versions try to put a different spin on it, but for me this is the definitive version. And hard to believe it's live, too...
Same here, my favorite version by far.
The Vienna Boys Choir version from 68 is the only other version that comes really close for me.
The build up before the last line is the best part.
Me too! We played it over and over!
Well, here it is, the most angelic version of this song. How very beautiful. Been listening to this for 60 years. It has the same effect it did as the first time I heard it,....... Butterflies in the stomach, joy in the heart and tears running down the cheeks. Simply beautiful and timeless song.
Merry Christmas everyone.
I feel the same.
Wow! Its that old 1959!..I was 2yrs old! my third Christmas
The best version ever from the little drummer boy
The best Christmas Melody
I agree with the exception of The Vienna Boys Choir as featured on The West Wing.
Yep
Gold Standard
That part beginning at the 2:52 mark: "I play my drum for Him, I play my best for Him." always touches my heart. 💖
And can you imagine the baby Jesus smiling at you?
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I’ve heard this for years at Christmas on the radio. Love to see the actual group performing it. Thanks for posting.
Same with me
I know right?! This is lovely!
Amen
Agree 100%!
Was thrilled to find this as well. I've grown up with this version.
Not only do I find this to be the timeless and best version of this song, its simplicity in arrangement belies the message of the song itself: you don't need gifts to celebrate Christmas. We ourselves are the gifts we give to each other. If you listen closely to this version, their original 1958 version, and any other version of this piece worth its salt, there is and should be a pause between the boy's drum playing and baby Jesus smiling in approval, and that, for me, is the magic of Christmas, and the specialness of this song.
All the boy could do was play his drum, and that was enough.
I always thought the female voices were little kids. LOVE this video. LOVE the song. My late mom's favorite Christmas song.
I never realized it was a choir... I thought it was just one woman
@@livelifeincolour That's what makes a great choir.
Sounds exactly like the original and it's live too. Cool
They slowed the tempo quite a bit, but it sure does sound like the original recording otherwise.
@@shyman99 agree
@@shyman99 They did. It should sound like the original. They did it in '58. 🎶😉
@@RobertSilvestri86 - You may have missed my separate comment underneath this video where I detail the date and personnel.
Play at 1.25x speed :)
best Version ....EVER!
I was one year old when this song came out. When I was about five or six it was my favorite Christmas song, so my parents bought me ttheir album for Christmas LOL
One of my favorite Christmas songs. They don't make music like this anymore.
Me too wish I could go back I turned 79 today by the Grace of God have a good Christmas everyone 🎄
I remember when my second grade teacher, Mrs. Hart played this song on the record player. I immediately wanted to hear it again. Precious memories of a period of time when you were allowed to play Christmas Music.
Hands down the best ever.. Chokes me up everytime I hear it. Complete harmony and the baritones in the background are fabulous.
Such a historic video. The legendary recording was released the prior year in 1958, but there is no known video in existence earlier than this one in 1959. So there's a good chance that most of these performers were responsible for the vocals on that timeless recording.
Any idea who any of the singers are? Any articles? I would think
most of the singers are gone but would like to know.
@@KMK7355 - I wish I knew. In another posting of this recording on TH-cam someone stated a relative was part of the group, but I could not get a reply back from him. I keep hoping relatives will spot a loved one in this video and speak up.
The TRAPP FAMILY did the original in 1951.
@@donaldmarusak6501 - I never stated they didn't.
My father would play these song on his record player every Christmas holiday. It must of been 1975. By far these is soo beautiful n makes me 😔 cus father ..Korean war vet has passed n now i cry as i listen to these version...miss him sooo much papi. I still listen to your favorite christmas songs..
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This is THE version for me... the rendition by this group that I grew up listening to; and thank you so much for posting, so that we may see this group perform it live. :-) Also, I think the Robert Shaw Chorale appeared on this show as well. Do you think you could post one with his group singing live? I would be so grateful; would love to see them too.
omgosh I agree with everyone here... the first time I heard this on the radio, it brought me to tears it's so untimely beautiful. The ladies singing in perfect harmony to tell who's high or low voiced. The men in perfect sync with their "rum pum pum'"s. Like a professional choir ♥
Christmas music isn't made like this anymore, and hasn't been for a long time. Nothing beats the old school Christmas music....Nothing...
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Katherine Davis is 5 of Clubs ♣♣♣♣♣Happy Birthday to Katherine Davis REST IN POWER AND Merry Christmas Blessings and HUGS! 👑💜
🌲 MY. 🌟 FAVORITE. 🌲 CHRISTMAS. 🌟 SONG , 🎵 ,🎶, ,🎵 ,🎶 🎵 ,,💐🥰
This is such a sweet little song and certainly the Harry Simone Chorale does a stupendous job in singing!
Harry Simeone and his Chorale introduced this revered sacred carol in 1958, and their version is haunting yet also stirring.
When TV was TV !!!!! Greatest show going at the time !!!!!!!
"Then He smiled at me, me and my drum" ...gets me right in the feels.
Favorite song of all time.
It’s so beautiful! Perfection. Beautiful voices.
By far the best version of this beautiful song.
This is the best original song of the little Drummer boy
The definitive version--------period.
I’m 63 years old and this song is unequivocally my all-time favorite Christmas song, for epiphany. it is so beautiful it is heavenly! The lyrics and the characters epitomize for me what Christmas is all about, a recognition that God became incarnate and somehow it was the simplest of peoples, the poor shepherds who are the first to know this great news.
This is one of the most spine tingling, tear inducing Christmas carol ever!
scintillating performances all around ... there is this surreal sense when you watch people sing like this - you see their mouths moving but you just cannot imagine that such a sound could possibly emanate from people - that is what watching this live does to you - how is it possible
a time in america that we so need in present day america
Sadly this country is too far gone. Jesus will return soon. ❤️
Beautiful...Merry Christmas.
This was my father's favorite version of his favorite Christmas song, and our first year without him. Thank you for uploading!
My all time favorite Christmas song and the greatest a cappella song ever made.
Que el niño Dios Reine en nuestros corazones y en nuestros hogares !!!
This is my all time favorite Christmas carol ever..it brings bittersweet memories of a child of 7 singing along with the radio..and every time the word "drum" would sing out.. that child pronounced it "drra-ummm" my beloved mama never forgot those days and many years later when she and I would hear it play..she would remind me of when a child sang her heart out to her favorite Christmas carol and how she said.."me and my draa-ummm" I so miss you my beloved mama.. Merry Christmas from me on earth to you in heaven..😔🙏❤️🙏
the Harry simeone choir singing in heaven 😍 with the angels 😇 💖 🙏
Harry simeone chorale singing with the angels
My Mom used to play the vinyl of this choir every Christmas....
It wasn't Christmas without it... Missed those moments with family and friends..
WOW!!! This was EPIC had to watch twice, I was blown away! Best version! (Live television MAKES it so REAL!) Sad what TV has devolved to. Our TVs are now the BEST EVER, Our TV shows are now the WORST ever! Sad!
Amazing performance!The best in the world!❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍💥
I wish someone would remaster this video and remove the noise coming from the audience.
Not a bad idea.
I believe, I have heard this version in summer (!) 1961 in Italian radio on the road to Venice and I never forget it.
Thank you for the Ed Sullivan Show appearance of the Harry Simeone Chorale singing The Little Drummer Boy (original version) on the December 20, 1959 telecast on CBS-TV. Another wonderful find. The voices behind the classic Christmas song.
Classy as it gets both in appearance and performance. Would that young people of today emulated this
That is hands down, the absolute best version of drummer boy . Chocks me up every time
NEVER GOT OLD. JUST BEAUTIFUL.
Ever since I was a little girl, this version always chokes me up.
So beautiful.
The definitive version. It goes right to my soul and heart. The gentleness, and kindness and the kind mood it evokes is much needed, so precious.
Honestly,I was born in the late 60's, and heard this all my life. I thought it was an all boy choir. This is my first time time seeing them.
Without ever researching I always thought it was a boys choir. At any rate it is very beautiful.
The first time I heard this song was when was in first grade and the sixth graders performed a Christmas program for us. One guy played the drum while the rest sang. This was in Los Angeles, a place you're not likely to see Christmas celebrations taking place in public schools anytime in the near future. I loved the song from the first listen.
This is the best version of the little drummer boy period
Always my favorite since childhood. Brought their recordings all around the world in my military days give me the feeling of peace. Thank you for posting this.
Whatever else they did ,they knocked it out of the park with this!!!
This reminds me of my choir class in elementary school.WE had to dress like that..THANKS MRS MIRAH Robinson A Good MUSIC TEACHER.. CHATTANOOGA TN
Love this Song, since early child hood days in School in the 60's Our Christmas Program Song..We used to Sound just like them..Beautiful Song brings back the Good Old Days...
Lo mejor en ejecución, armonía, belleza, paz, una versión entrañable, se siente la atmósfera navideña plenamente; evoca grandes momentos familiares. Saludos desde Monterrey, N.L.
It’s the baritones and Tenors for me… I hear the altos as well..I sang alto years ago .. this is THE BEST DRUMMER BOY EVER!!!!! 😍😍😍👍🏾 just love it!! 🌺🌸🌼🌹🌷🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌼🌻🌻🌻
This is beautiful. I hope it never gets taken down.
First saw this on black and white TV Christmas 1958 but the visual was a dancer with a drum.
Absolutely love this so much!! Thank you for posting it! The singers look wonderful and so do the trees. Great memory!
We had this album in the 60s in Bethlehem Pa my dad would put speakers outside and played it soft around Christmas time
Hey neighbor!
Someone said it below...this is such a humble and virtuous version of this classic, qualities which I feel are central to its message: true gifts come from the heart, not from riches, or stores, or anywhere else. Many other versions are louder, over-produced, uber orchestrated, modernized, and in those arrangements the essence of the song is lost. This is about doing your best, and it being good enough. Even for a Newborn King.
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Holy smokes! That was absolutely beautiful
Amazing!
The west wing.......one of the best episodes.
Incredible episode.
My absolute favorite Christmas song! ❤🎄
Very delicately and beautifully sung with tremendous feeling. Great choir.
Merry Christmas 🎄, everyone .
Same to you!🎄❄❤
What a beautiful rendition of this marvelous song.
Simply beautiful! 💞
so this them. I loved them and still do for many decades. I have always thought this was such a classy song
Very nice to see the group! Thank You!
Thank you for the song and memories. Been listening to this version for all of my 48 years, with many more to come.
Respect to all of you, living and past.
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Completely wonderful Beautiful voices
Beautiful Song From A Beautiful Time! God Bless Everyone!😘
my favorite all year round
The World is ,NOTHING!!!without GOD!!!!🙏🌿GOD is ONE for ALL!!!CHRIST is the only SAVIOUR and the only GATE to peace and LOVE!!!!AMEN!!!!🙏🌿🙏🌿🙏🎼🙏🎼✨👍✨🌟🙏🙏🌟✨🌿♥️🌟🙏❤️
So beautiful!
They are singing to the recorded version however this is timeless. Perfect. Few things tear me up, this is so beautiful it does.
Beautiful, and enchanting. What a treat finally seeing this gem performed live.
Great memories beautiful group of people
It's great to watch them oerform. I've never seen them for real. I just wish there wasn't so much extraneous noise behind them.
Any detail on-line about any of the singers? Such a classic they deserve some recognition.
@@KMK7355 I don't know of any. Same with the Mike Curb Congregation. I like them but there is no info about the individuals except Kathleen Coleman.
Yes.. near the end someone sneezed.. lol .. still a great recorded version of this song.
Yeah some off camera noise. It's the only real proof it was live actually. They were so good it would be hard to tell otherwise. They slowed it up just a bit. It's still so good that it's hard to believe it's live. I know even back then they had to lip sync on some performances for the Ed Sullivan show, just because of the limitations to broadcast equipment, but I'll give this group the benefit of the doubt just because it is indeed slower paced and does sound just a bit different. If it was lipsynced they would have just been lipsynced to the exact same speed as the record. Why slow it up? Also the background noises from the audience would be less evident.
Last Christmas of the 50s was my first Christmas 👼
My Mother's favorite Christmas song. I remember when it was released in 1958. I was 6.....and it is my favorite Christmas song, too. Harry Simeone Choir -- nobody could ever do it like they did.
another recording was done by another man using the same choir.. so its a good choir ..smiles
@@dancingtrout6719 God bless🙏🏻
Beautiful that where do you get singers of that calibre today.
That was the time when you had to be good to be a professional - and if you weren't good or didn't stay on top of your game, you didn't get the job. Before the participation trophy generations.
use to be a staple of many school Christmas concerts... now its fluffy snow day concert or Holly ho ho concert...
Very beautiful … 🥇🏆🙏🏽💖☀️ ❣️
Love this so much ❤
This is so beautiful…❤
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