Cricket on the hearth suggested by the Charles Dickens' story of Christmas. Little drummer boy based on "The Little Drummer Boy" by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone. Originally broadcast on television in 1967 and 1968. Cricket on the hearth: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Ed Ames, Hans Conried, Abbe Lane, Paul Frees, the Norman Luboff Chorus, Roddy McDowall. The little drummer boy: Jose Ferrer, The Vienna Boys' Choir, Paul Frees, June Foray, Teddy Eccles, Greer Garson.
Summary:
Cricket on the hearth: A toymaker and his daughter are befriended by a cricket named Croket on Christmas morning. Restored version. Little drummer boy: An orphaned drummer boy witnesses the birth of baby Jesus. Having no gift for him he gives the only thing he has - a song. Restored version.
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