David Bowie didn't like the arrangement of "Little Drummer Boy" with Bing Crosby. So songwriters composed a new song.

"We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a 'Little Drummer Boy,' and when we told Bowie about the number, he said, 'I won't sing that song.' We said, 'Why?' and he said, 'I hate that song,' ...

Back in 2016 we posted the then oft overlooked performance of "Heroes" recorded for Bing Crosby's 1977 Merrie Olde Christmas TV Special. Notable for the wonderfully bizarre, but nevertheless beautiful ...

In one of history’s most surreal musical moments, glam-rock titan David Bowie joined forces with the King of Christmas himself, Bing Crosby, to perform a now-iconic mash-up of “Little Drummer Boy” and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. David Bowie and Bing Crosby's odd Christmas collaboration “Peace on ...

It’s the holiday standard that remains surreal over three decades after its debut: Bing Crosby and David Bowie duet? On a Christmas song? At a tribute to the legendary Crosby’s enduring television ...

12/24 UPDATE: We've reached the finals! David Bowie and Bing Crosby beat out Elvis Presley and John Lennon made easy work of the Eagles. Now they square off against each other. You have until 11:59AM ...

Bowie and Crosby sang together in 1977's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' special Screen Archives/Getty David Bowie almost walked away from his famous and unlikely duet with Bing Crosby The rock singer agreed ...

For Bowie to agree, the writers of the Merrie Olde Christmas special had to make tweaks to the song "We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a 'Little Drummer Boy,' and when we told Bowie ...