For those like me who detest "The Little Drummer Boy,"

[Archae]

Here's a version I actually...*GASP*...like!
It's a combination of "Little Drummer Boy" and Ravel's "Bolero," and it works!
It sounds great!

[Aristus]

1. I, too, detest "TLDB", but here's a version that I like:

I cry every time. One of the best moments in television history, IMO...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I have to agree, my dear Archae!

That was good, and I cannot normally stand "The Little Drummer Boy."

Thanks for posting!

[frogmarch]

3. Ever since I read that

the song was playing in the background on the recording made by two-year-old James Bulger’s killers in 1993 as they tortured him, I cringe when I hear it.

[Gore1FL]

4. I have similar views. Here is the one I enjoy:

I tried to queue it up to the start of the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DiXjbI3kRus#t=110

[Xipe Totec]

5. The West Wing - In Excelsis Deo; My favorite version.