Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby, David Bowie, London Symphony Orchestra

David: Hello… you the new butler?

Bing: Hahaha!

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve been the new anything!

David: What’s happened to Hudson?

Bing: I guess he’s changing.

David: Yeah, he does that a lot, doesn’t he?

Uhm… Oh, I’m David Bowie, I live

down the road.

Bing: Oh!

David: Sir Percival let’s me use his piano when he’s not around.

He’s not around, is he?

Bing: I can honestly say I haven’t seen him, but come on in!

Come on in!

David: But uh…

Bing: Come on in!

David: Are you related to sir Percival?

Bing: Well, distantly…

David: Oh, you’re not the poor relation from America, right?

Bing: Ha!

Gee… news sure travels fast, doesn’t it?

I’m Bing.

David: Oh, I’m pleased to meet you.

You’re the one that sings, right?

Bing: Well, right or wrong, I sing either way.

David: Oh well, I sing too.

Bing: Oh good!

What kind of singing?

David: Mostly the contemporary stuff.

Do you uh… do you like modern music?

Bing: Oh, I think it’s marvellous!

Some of it really fine.

But tell me,

have you ever listened to any of the older fellows?

David: Oh yeah, sure.

I like ah… John Lennon and the other one with eh… Harry

Nielson.

Bing: Mmm… you go back that far, huh?

David: Yeah, I’m not as young as I look.

Bing: Haha, none of us is these days!

David: In fact I’ve got a six year old son.

And he really gets excited around

the Christmas holiday-thing.

Bing: Do you go in for any of the traditional things in the eh Bowie household,

Christmas time?

David: Oh yeah, most of them really.

Presents, a tree, decorations,

agents sliding down the chimney…

Bing: What?

David: I was just seeing if you were paying attention.

Bing: Haha!

sing the same songs.

Bing: Do you?

David: Oh, I even have a go at 'White Christmas'.

Bing: You do, uh!

David: And this one.

This is my son’s favourite.

Do you know this one?

Bing: Oh, I do indeed, it’s a lovely thing.

Come they told me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

A new-born king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

Rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum

Peace on Earth, can it be Years from now, perhaps we’ll see

See the day of glory

See the day, when men of good will

Live in peace, live in peace again

Peace on Earth, can it be Every child must be made aware

Every child must be made to care

Care enough for his fellow man

To give all the love that he can

I pray my wish will come true

For my child and your child too

He’ll see the day of glory

See the day when men of good will

Live in peace, live in peace again

Peace on Earth, can it be Can it be Bing: Pretty thing, isn’t it?