Der 25. Dezember ist der 359. Tag des gregorianischen Kalenders (der 360. in Schaltjahren), somit bleiben 6 Tage bis zum Jahresende. Als christlicher Feiertag heißt der 25. Dezember international Weihnachten. Da es in einigen Staaten einen zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertag gibt, ist auch der Begriff Erster Weihnachtsfeiertag gebräuchlich. Video-Wochenmotto: Weihnachten Aktions- Gedenk- und Feiertage: Erster Weihnachtsfeiertag Video des Tages: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy (sometimes titled The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth) is a Christmas song with an added counterpoint performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. The Little Drummer Boy is a Christmas song written in 1941, while the Peace on Earth tune and lyrics, written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan, were added to the song specially for Bowie and Crosbys recording. The track was recorded on September 11, 1977 for Crosbys then-upcoming television special, Bing Crosbys Merrie Olde Christmas. The pair exchanged scripted dialogue about what they each do for their family Christmases, before singing Little Drummer Boy with a new counterpoint with original lyrics written for the special, Peace on Earth. According to co-writer Ian Fraser, Bowie balked at singing Little Drummer Boy: I hate this song. Is there something else I could sing?, Fraser recalls Bowie telling him. Fraser, along with songwriter Larry Grossman and the specials scriptwriter, Buz Kohan, then wrote Peace on Earth as a counterpoint to Little Drummer Boy. Crosby performed Little Drummer Boy, while Bowie sang the new tune Peace on Earth, which they reportedly performed after less than an hour of rehearsal. A few days after the taping, Crosby said of Bowie, clean-cut kid and a real fine asset to the show. He sings well, has a great voice and reads lines well. Crosby died on October 14, nearly five weeks after recording the special at Elstree Studios near London; in the U.S., the show aired just over a month later, on November 30, 1977, on CBS. In the United Kingdom, the special first aired on December 24, 1977 on ITV.
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