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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9677140 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special) Context triple: [Animagic, notableWork, The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special)]
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A.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas television special that follows the misfit reindeer Rudolph and has become a perennial holiday favorite since its original 1964 broadcast.
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B.
Little Drummer Boy
"Little Drummer Boy" is a popular Christmas carol about a poor boy who offers his drumming as a humble gift to the newborn Jesus.
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C.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, renowned for its jazz score by Vince Guaraldi and its heartfelt, anti-commercial take on the true meaning of Christmas.
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D.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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E.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a classic 1970 stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the origin story of Santa Claus, featuring narration by Fred Astaire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special) Target entity description: 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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A.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas television special that follows the misfit reindeer Rudolph and has become a perennial holiday favorite since its original 1964 broadcast.
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B.
Little Drummer Boy
"Little Drummer Boy" is a popular Christmas carol about a poor boy who offers his drumming as a humble gift to the newborn Jesus.
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C.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a 1965 animated television special based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, renowned for its jazz score by Vince Guaraldi and its heartfelt, anti-commercial take on the true meaning of Christmas.
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D.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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E.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a classic 1970 stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the origin story of Santa Claus, featuring narration by Fred Astaire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
|
| 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
ⓘ
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
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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.
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV special) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976 TV special)