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.

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instanceOf American television program
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
surface form: United States
distributor NBC NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Baby Jesus NERFINISHED
Joseph NERFINISHED
Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED
three wise men
followedBy The Little Drummer Boy, Book II NERFINISHED
genre Christmas television special
family television
religious animation
holidayAssociation Christmas NERFINISHED
homeMediaRelease DVD
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
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. NERFINISHED
Jules Bass NERFINISHED
productionCompany Rankin/Bass Productions NERFINISHED
runtimeMinutes 25
settingPeriod time of the Nativity of Jesus
targetAudience children
family
title The Little Drummer Boy NERFINISHED
voiceCast Greer Garson NERFINISHED
Jose Ferrer NERFINISHED
June Foray NERFINISHED
Paul Frees NERFINISHED
Teddy Eccles NERFINISHED

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Animagic notableWork The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special)
Animagic notableWork The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special)
this entity surface form: The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976 TV special)
Jules Bass notableWork The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special)