Richie Petrie: Little Drummer Boy

[1shot1kill197435]

When I was a little boy. I was with my Uncle Rick. I remember one Christmas this came on tv. and it brought me to tears. It still does to this day. Miss ya Uncle Rick Merry Christmas. RIP

[fireboy1985]

he he så du var här

[nicolejones85]

this boy need singing lessons from the jackson 5

[themaskedreddemons]

Larry Mathews (Richie Petrie) has said, "How ironic. A Jewish kid singing "The Little Drummer Boy."

[kioataimani]

Beautiful and may we all be bless with love throughout the holidays and the coming years..

[HotCobra100]

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year

[3intelligents]

Happy Merry Xmas to the World !!! and Warmest Wishes to Buskieboy !!! Thank you.

[pwthcim]

Solstice moods to you all.

[012345678934747]

Swet! Swet! Beautyfull I Like him!

[Buskieboy]

@012345678934747 Glad you enjoyed it!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[Kinschdorfer]

@012345678934747

Yes , its great !!!

[roseforvendetta]

i went every where looking for the perfect drummer boy and i have now found him!!!

[Buskieboy]

@roseforvendetta Enjoy!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[012345678934747]

Dieser Junge stellt alle Kinderstars in den Schatten! Ich wünsche ihm eine große Karriere!

[MsMusikfreund]

@012345678934747 der Junge hat in den 60ziger Jahren in der Dick van Dyke Show dieses Lied gesungen,er dürfte jetzt über 50 Jahre an die 60 sein.

[012345678934747]

Ganz Toll dieser Junge!

[toadthemushroom1]

i seeked so long for a version like this :*

[Buskieboy]

@toadthemushroom1 Glad you found it! Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[toadthemushroom1]

i seeked so long for a version like this :*

[46619TAB]

I played the part of the Little Drummer Boy for the school Christmas Play when I was in 1st or 2nd grade, it was long ago but I've never forgotten the words.

Thanks for the memories and happy holidays to all!

[Buskieboy]

@46619TAB Yeah, I too remember singing this in school! Glad you enjoyed it!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[howardscues]

Lovely, brings back childhood memories. Thank you and Merry Christmas.

[Buskieboy]

@howardscues I agree! Merry Xmas to you and yours as well.

[Kimberliss42]

This is my favorite Christmas song.. And this is my favorite version...

[Kimberliss42]

I don't understand.. Were people putting this down? This beautiful child sang his heart out and it's my very favorite version of this song.. Jealousy will get them nowhere... How very sad that people put others down to try to make them look better.. They don't look better.. They look exactly as they are.. Pathetic..

[Kimberliss42]

This is what I picture every time I hear this song.. I love this so very much...

[Kimberliss42]

I've been looking for this for a long time.. This makes me cry with joy.. I'm actually in tears.. Thank you for posting..

[dander4474]

I was a child the last time I heard this. Thank you very much for posting this. I have been looking for this for a long time

[googdenmoos]

@Buskieboy Ich wünsche dir auch ein frohes Weinachtsfest und ein Gesundes neues Jahr danke für die Antwort

[1966ChevellesRock]

I think it is funny when people have to criticize someones singing as bad. They are probably just like the rest of us and sing all of the time.............when no one else is around!!! lol Good or bad, sing to your hearts content, I do and I suck. MERRY CHRISTMAS

[Buskieboy]

@1966ChevellesRock So true! It frees the heart to sing and bad or good I bet people that sing for pleasure have less high blood pressure etc.! I'm glad you like it!

Merry Christmas!

[Jensenkho]

@1966ChevellesRock Love your comments! doesnt matter good or bad, singing is the joy of the world! merry christmas

[SwagByers]

Thank you very much for this, I have been looking for this for a long time, my favorite version!

[Buskieboy]

@SwagByers I'm so glad to help! It is a wonderful version!

Merry Christmas!

[googdenmoos]

Sehr schön gesungen von wann ist die Aufnahme? Das ist das beste Weihnachtslied der Welt. 

[Buskieboy]

@googdenmoos Es ist eine schöne Version! Es ist von der Dick Van Dyke Show über 1962 oder 63.

Ich bin so froh, dass Sie es mögen! Es ist eines der besten Weihnachtslieder!

Frohe Weihnachten und guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!

[anne123480]

awww hes so cute and such a sweet little singer

[Buskieboy]

@anne123480 You are so right!

Merry Christmas!

[anne123480]

@Buskieboy thank you merry Christmas

[cat54mom]

Sweet--as others have said, because it IS unpolished and "real"

[Buskieboy]

@cat54mom That is a big reason it's one of my faves!

Merry Christmas!

[JACINTOAMOR1]

so cute!!!!! , me encanta!!

[2000elfchen]

so natürlich schön...danke

[Buskieboy]

@2000elfchen Das denke ich auch! Sie sind herzlich willkommen!

[myrandomthoughtss]

i can just imagine the reactions from rob and laura backstage :') this was the sweetest part ever!! :) it was greast because it was so unexpexted! :) GAAAAHHH I LOVE IT!!

[larchmontmark]

I'm so glad to see the posts here! I had been disappointed to find this other thing, on another site: "What many fans consider the low point of the show, Ritchie's off-key rendition of 'The Little Drummer Boy,' is generally cut from the syndication prints." When I first saw the episode, I remember feeling Richie's rendition was so extraordinary (off-key or not!) that I wondered if it had been dubbed by a professional kid singer. Great to find it here on youtube, and great to see your opinions.

[Buskieboy]

@larchmontmark I love his rendition because it's real. A real boy singing to baby Jesus, not a polished and marketed star. Next thing you know they'll have Justin Bieber doing a slick electronically enhanced version.

Yuck.

Thanks for you positive comments!

[larchmontmark]

@Buskieboy -- :thumbs-up:!!

[Buskieboy]

@larchmontmark I couldn't say it better myself!  It is how it was sung by kids in school and is precious. I love it and am glad you do too!

[vartika707]

I am an Indian, do not understand the importance of this song so much. but this is so beautiful to hear and see. The expression on the li'l boy's face actually look like he wants to play for baby Jesus!!

[LinusandSally]

This was the only version of the song I wanted to hear all holiday season.

[Buskieboy]

@LinusandSally I don't blame you, it is a classic and one of my few favorites that I NEED to hear over the holidays. It doesn't seem like Christmas with out "Little Drummer Boy" and Larry "Rosebud" Mathews' version gives everyone a warm & fuzzy. I hope your Christmas was good.

[ModGirl1967]

Not to denigrate all these precocious little singers who seem to be popping up everywhere these days, but I prefer hearing kids sing a Christmas carol like this.

[dwCrooner]

This was the first version of Little Drummer Boy that I can remember. Richie Petrie's character singing that song on the Dick Van Dyke Show in the early 1960's has never left my memory. That performance was what made me aware of the song. Thank you for sharing it.

[Buskieboy]

@dwCrooner Glad to. It is a great rendition.

[Bevvie112]

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Same here!

Bevvie

[mellotron12]

Well, I am a musician, and I realized that this was my favorite Christmas carol when I saw this episode of Dick van Dyke back in 2001. This performance is heart-wrenching.

[SGde3a]

Everyone else just seem to be in a daydream when they sing it...

[estelle715]

This is so cute and sweet! It is so sad b/c Tyler Moore's son was much the same age as Matthews,and when he was a teen he committed suicide.I was so sorry for her to lose her only child.

[freestrike2000]

I usually didn't like Richie but he steals not just the show but the entire series in this great performance.

[yekyrneh]

Perhaps he could have sung this better and with more feeling - IF he was a professional singer! But Larry was an actor, not a trained singer, so we should not expect the same quality of singing as one would expect from a trained boy soprano in a famous boys choir. I think he did an awesome job! It is beautifully done, and sung from the heart! Just wonderful!!

[inuyashauca]

his face and his singing tells me not want to do

[inuyashauca]

sorry but still lack the feeling, this is a hymn to humility and musicians, he does not inspire me any of that ...

[THEHUNGRYVEGETARIAN]

It's Christmas songs performed by children is what reminds everyone what makes Christmas so special.

[Buskieboy]

So true. And this song obviously must be sung by a child, even if an adult sang it, the song needs the innocence of a child's voice.

[CaptainFantastic1]

this is still my favorite rendition of "The Little Drummer Boy"

[Buskieboy]

Me too!  I think it's because it's just a little kid and it's real. Even though it's an actor on a show he's singing as Larry Mathews and you can tell it's from the heart!

thanks for commenting!

[mkelly1us]

@Buskieboy He was me in the Waverly Park Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas Christmas production. I was so nervous...wish we had you tube then! Thanks for sharing!

[Buskieboy]

@mkelly1us I can imagine. Singing this song is kind of lonely. You're not in a choir; it's just you and the drum and the audience! Tough for a kid to do, so be proud you pulled it off!

Merry Christmas!

[WILLEMSEMP]

First love, allways!

Thank you so much

Dorinha Semp (age 53)

[Buskieboy]

He was such a talented little guy on the show!

[etherealreality]

absolutely BEAUTIFUL..

I was 6 or 7 years old.

I remember this!

[Buskieboy]

Glad you liked it. I think he did a bang up job as a little kid. I think he was under-rated overall on the show too.

[huffelpuf]

the last time i saw this,whas i a boy from so 12 years old.

i get tears in my eyes at that time.

so iám verry moved to see it back as a middle age man.

thank you so much

[trisha12356]

No Better,,Than This! Makes Me Cry With SO Much Pride!

[trisha12356]

ABSOLUTELY--------->BEAUTIFUL!  Made Me Cry With JOY!

[Buskieboy]

You're welcome.

I've always thought Larry Matthews was a great little child actor and while not in any way a professional singer, his LDB is heartfelt and sincere! I love it.

[30osgood30]

love this video ty for the video