| The Little Drummer Boy | |
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| Genre | Christmas |
| Based on | "The Little Drummer Boy" Katherine Davis Jack Halloran |
| Written by | Romeo Muller |
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| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Greer Garson |
| Theme music composer | Maury Laws |
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| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Takeo Nakamura (uncredited) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV Television Network NBC |
| Release | December 19, 1968 |
| Related | |
| The Little Drummer Boy, Book II | |
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The Little Drummer Boy is a stop motion television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, based on the song of the same name. It was first televised in Canada on December 19, 1968, on the CTV Television Network, followed four days later by its American nationwide release on NBC. A sequel was broadcast in 1976.[1]
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 169. ISBN 9781476672939.