Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. Released on December 16, 1968 (which was 55 years ago).
Added color correction and original audio to the special. Hope you enjoy! The Little Drummer. A Jewish boy named Aaron lives a peaceful life on a farm with his parents and three animals - a donkey named Samson, a lamb named Baba, and a camel named Joshua.
Aaron is given a drum on his birthday, which makes the animals dance with joy when he plays it. One night, bandits attack the farm and kill Aaron's parents. The Little Drummer Boy: Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Takeo Nakamura.
With José Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray, Ted Eccles. An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem. The Little Drummer Boy (1968) is one of five VHS tapes I grew up with from the " Family Home Entertainment " series.
They seem to have brought a lot of Christmas specials to home video, from Hello Kitty to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, though my parents stuck to their Rankin/Bass collection. ENHANCED VERSION: We've color corrected this version of The Little Drummer Boy to try and bring back some of the rich colors of the original and tone down t. 1 v.
(unpaged): 20 x 24 cm An illustrated version of the Christmas carol about the procession to Bethlehem and the offer of a poor boy to play his drum for the Christ Child Originally published: The little drummer boy / Katherine Davis. New York: Macmillan, 1968. 1st ed.
- Hardcover - Macmillan, New York - 1968 - Dust Jacket Included - 1st ptg., oblong 8vo picture book, pictorial boards. Words and music by Katharine Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone. Illustrated in lush color by Keats.
Light rubbing to bottom of boards else fine in chipped and edgeworn, unclipped dj with much tape reinforement to inside of jacket, neat owner's name to font free. The drummer boy is a misanthrope who hates all of humanity, which makes for a surprisingly entertaining character to follow around. Rankin/Bass was terrified of playing up the darker sides of its characters.
An edition of The little drummer boy (1968) The little drummer boy. by Ezra Jack Keats ★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating) 5 Want to read 2 Have read. the little drummer boy Publication date 1968 Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 97.3M Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2023-03-11 06:43:19 Boxid IA40231304 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External.