Caroleers - The Little Drummer Boy: and 44 similar items

Catalog Number: XMS-8 Condition Details: Lyric insert included. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is poly-lined paper. Spine is unbroken and clean. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Release date is approximately 1966. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: The Little Drummer Boy Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Jingle Bells Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly Twas The Night Before Christmas Silent Night O Little Town Of Bethlehem Hark The Herald Angels Sing It Came Upon A Midnight Clear I Heard The Bells About The Record: The Little Drummer Boy: Christmas Favorites, by Caroleers, released in the 1960s, is a collection of traditional Christmas carols and holiday songs, with the title track being a rendition of the popular Christmas song written by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. The Caroleers, known for their accessible choral style, contributed to the era?s growing popularity of festive vinyl records, often marketed toward families during the holiday season. While specific details about the album?s production and reception are scarce, its title track, The Little Drummer Boy, aligns with the song?s rise to prominence following the Harry Simeone Chorale?s 1958 hit version, which charted in the U.S. Top 40 from 1958 to 1962. The album holds historical significance as part of the mid-20th-century wave of Christmas music that helped cement The Little Drummer Boy as a holiday standard, though no specific hit singles from The Caroleers? version are noted in available records. The lack of chart data suggests the album was more of a seasonal staple than a source of breakout singles.