Pretty unoriginal on my part, and not very "classic" but I love all the Boney Christmas music. It brings back memories of when my wife and I first met in the mid 80's, we both loved it.
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Here's some followup info (from WIKI) on the Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet:
The track was originally recorded on 11 September 1977 for Crosby's 1977 television special, Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas. The pair exchanged dialogue about what they do for Christmas before singing the traditional song, "Little Drummer Boy", with a new counterpoint with original lyrics written for the special, "Peace on Earth".
Bowie's appearance has been described as a "surreal" event, undertaken at a time that he was "actively trying to normalise his career". He has since recalled that he only appeared on the show because "I just knew my mother liked him."
Crosby died just over a month after recording the special, which aired on 30 November 1977.
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 special's 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".
Some of you may have caught the AMC double feature with Der Bingle last night, White Christmas and Holiday Inn. I'm sure someone will be airing "Going My Way" and "The Bells of St. Mary's" this holiday season as well. I probably have every Bing Crosby Christmas album ever issued (and there's more than you think!) Can't get much better than Bing's voice in his prime. I still remember exactly where I was when Bing's death was announced in the fall of 1977. At least he went out in a way I imagine he would have preferred - on a golf course in Spain.
-- Edited by Astro Jet on Monday 14th of December 2009 03:18:15 PM
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