RARE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE XMAS 78 THE LITTLE DRUMMER B
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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS 1959 UK CHRISTMAS CLASSIC FROM THE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE
Harry Moses Simeone (Newark, New Jersey, May 9, 1911 - February 22, 2005, New York City, United States) was a distinguished arranger, conductor and composer, best known for arranging the classic Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit.
Sparked by his childhood passion for the Metropolitan Opera, Simeone sought a career as a concert pianist and eventually attended the Juilliard School of Music for three years before leaving to take work at CBS as an arranger for bandleader Fred Waring. After garnering vocal and music arrangement credits on the 1938 RKO motion picture Radio City Revels, Simeone moved to Hollywood with his wife Margaret McCravy, who was Benny Goodman's first singer using the stage name Margaret McCrae, and later a Fred Waring vocalist. Once there, he took various music production jobs on a number of Paramount films from 1939 to 1946, including several that starred Bing Crosby. In 1948, Simeone joined NBC's "The Swift Show" as the program's orchestra leader, and in 1952, he joined NBC's The Firestone Hour as conductor and choral arranger.
When 20th Century Fox Records contracted Simeone to make a Christmas album in 1958, he assembled the Harry Simeone Chorale and searched for recording material. After being introduced to an obscure song (titled "Carol of the Drum") by friend and credited song co-author Henry Onorati, Simeone recorded the tune as "The Little Drummer Boy" for his album Sing We Now of Christmas. He received co-writing credit on the album, although he did not actually compose the song. The "Little Drummer Boy" single quickly became enormously popular and stayed on the U.S. music charts from 1958 to 1962.
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
The words and music to the Christmas song Little Drummer Boy was composed by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone in 1958.
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.
Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.
ABOUT THIS RECORD:-
UK TOP RANK JAR 101 45RPM (1959) SHELLAC
A SIDE: THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY B SIDE: DIE LORELEI
CONDITION - EX/EX+
A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS RECORD IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
SO DON'T MISS OUT
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