The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976)
- 1976
- ·30 min
Aaron, after playing his song, helps Melchior to spread the word by ringing Simeon's silver bells.
But when the Romans take the bells for taxes, it's up to Aaron and his animal companions to rescue them.
- Actors
- Bob McFadden·David Jay·Greer Garson·Zero Mostel
- Directed by
- Arthur Rankin Jr.·Jules Bass
- Genre
- Family·Short·Animation
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Director
- Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Primetime Emmy Awards 1977
- Outstanding Children's Special
The Little Drummer Boy is one of Rankin/Bass' best, and my contender for the most poignant of their specials. So this sequel had a lot to live up to, and while it is not as great it is still pretty good.
The title already gives away that this 22-minute Christmas movie is the sequel to the original "Little Drummer Boy" from almost 10 years earlier. And while that one did not receive any awards recognition, this one here was nominated for an Emmy.
Rankin/Bass sequel to their 1968 classic The Little Drummer Boy. Greer Garson returns to narrate the story, which has the little drummer boy tasked with rescuing some important silver bells from greedy Roman soldiers.
