Startled, Fraser, Grossman, and Kohan found a piano in the studio's basement and wrote "Peace on Earth" as a counterpoint to "Little Drummer Boy" in just over an hour. Scriptwriter Buz Kohan further stated that Bowie felt "Little Drummer Boy" "wasn't a good showcase for his voice". Is there something else I could sing?", Fraser recalled Bowie telling him.
However, Bowie balked at singing "Little Drummer Boy": "I hate this song. The special's musical supervisors, Ian Fraser and Larry Grossman, originally intended the duo to record a straightforward rendition of " The Little Drummer Boy". It was just incredible to see the contrast." I think the producers told him to take the lipstick off and take the earring out. Crosby's son Nathaniel further stated: "It almost didn't happen.
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Crosby's daughter Mary recalled that Bowie and his then-wife Angie both arrived to the studio wearing full matching makeup and bright red hair. Bowie's agreement to perform on the special was to record a duet with Crosby. Two days later on 11 September, Bowie traveled to ATV's Elstree Studios in London to record an appearance on Bing Crosby's television special Merrie Old Christmas.
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In September 1977, Bowie appeared on Marc Bolan's television series Marc and performed " 'Heroes '". Īlthough David Bowie had done little to promote his 11th studio album Low, released in January 1977, he decided to promote his 12th studio album "Heroes", released in October 1977, extensively. The song has since become a Christmas classic in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom and has been referred to by The Washington Post as "one of the most successful duets in Christmas music history". It became one of the best-selling singles of Bowie's career, with total estimated sales over 400,000 in the UK alone. It was eventually released as a single by RCA Records in November 1982 and was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The duet was one of Crosby's final recordings before his death in October 1977.įollowing the special's broadcast during the 1977 holiday season, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" went unavailable for many years. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at Elstree Studios in London for Crosby's television special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, the song features Crosby singing 1941 standard " The Little Drummer Boy" while Bowie sings the counterpoint tune "Peace on Earth", written by the special's musical supervisors Ian Fraser and Larry Grossman, and scriptwriter Alan Kohan, specifically for the collaboration. " Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. 2010 7" vinyl reissue by Collector's Choice Music
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