The Little Drummer Boy - Andy Williams - MP3 instrumental karaoke

The origin of "The Little Drummer Boy" is debatable but it's thought to have been written by wordsmith Katherine K. Davis in 1941, with its lyrics loosely based on Czech carol "Hajej, nynjej." First popularised by the Trapp Family Singers in 1951, Andy Williams sprinkled his magic over the tune in 1963 and recorded a Christmas corker. The sentimental standard was housed on the crooner's 1963 yuletide classic The Andy Williams Christmas Album, which also included his take on Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" and his definitive version of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," originally penned by Edward Pola and George Wyle. Elsewhere, "The Little Drummer Boy" has been covered by all and sundry, from Boney M—who scored a Top 20 hit in Germany with their re-make in 1981—to the Dandy Warhols and Justin Bieber, who teamed up with Busta Rhymes in 2011 for a new version released as "Drummer Boy" and enhanced by rapping.