The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special)
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The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special) is a stop-motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass that tells the story of a young orphaned drummer who encounters the newborn Jesus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special) canonical | 2 |
| The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976 TV special) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television program
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Christmas special ⓘ stop-motion animated film ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| animationStudio | MOM Production NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Little Drummer Boy (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baby Jesus
NERFINISHED
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Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ three wise men ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Little Drummer Boy, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas television special
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family television ⓘ religious animation ⓘ |
| holidayAssociation | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
DVD
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VHS ⓘ |
| includesSong | The Little Drummer Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Jules Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Aaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterDescription | a young orphaned boy who plays the drum ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maury Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Christian Nativity story
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faith ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ the value of simple gifts ⓘ |
| narrator | Greer Garson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1968-12-19 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rankin/Bass Christmas specials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An orphaned drummer boy named Aaron, embittered by the cruelty of others, encounters the newborn Jesus and offers his drumming as a gift, leading to healing and renewed faith. ⓘ |
| producer |
Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Jules Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rankin/Bass Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | time of the Nativity of Jesus ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| title | The Little Drummer Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceCast |
Greer Garson
NERFINISHED
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Jose Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ June Foray NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Frees NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Eccles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976 TV special)