Written by	Katherine Kennicott Davis
Date	1951

"The Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song about a little boy who attends the birth of baby Jesus. Amidst a bevy of fancy gifts from kings, the boy has only his drum to play for the infant.

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• Without a single musical note played, Animal very briefly attempts some rendition of the song on the drums in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. He dresses the part and, in typical fashion for him, furiously beats away at the drums while capriciously scatting out the "Pa rum pum pum" lyrics. Sitting in the house of The Muppet Theatre with his nephew Robin, a confused Kermit offers some feedback, "That was, uh-uh... loud."