Performance of Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy from Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas - David Bowie and Bing Crosby (performers) (1982)
Title
Performance of Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy from Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas - David Bowie and Bing Crosby (performers) (1982)
Subject
Variety shows (Television programs)
URL
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Description
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Bing Crosby's last Christmas special, this show originally aired Nov. 30, 1977, after Crosby's passing. It is introduced by his widow, Kathryn Crosby. A musical highlight is Crosby singing Little Drummer Boy in counterpoint to Bowie singing Peace on Earth. Ron Moody appears in a sketch as Charles Dickens with Twiggy. Twiggy and Crosby sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. The show ends with Crosby singing White Christmas.
Ephemera: none available
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Bing Crosby's last Christmas special, this show originally aired Nov. 30, 1977, after Crosby's passing. It is introduced by his widow, Kathryn Crosby. A musical highlight is Crosby singing Little Drummer Boy in counterpoint to Bowie singing Peace on Earth. Ron Moody appears in a sketch as Charles Dickens with Twiggy. Twiggy and Crosby sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. The show ends with Crosby singing White Christmas.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
David Bowie and Bing Crosby (performers)
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting Service (CBS)
Date
1977 November 30
Citation
“Performance of Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy from Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas - David Bowie and Bing Crosby (performers) (1982),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections at Arizona State University, accessed October 9, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/520.