The Little Drummer Boy Book II.
The Little Drummer Boy Book II is a 1976 Christmas special film.
Cast[]
Singing cast[]
- Greer Garson - Our Narrator
- Zero Mostel - Brutus
- Bob McFadden - Plato
- Allen Swift - Simeon/Soldiers
Non-singing cast[]
- David Jay - Aaron
- Ray Owens - Melchior
Plot[]
At the little stable in Bethlehem, shortly after the birth of Jesus, Melchior, one of the three kings, invites Aaron to travel with him to see his friend, an elderly bell-maker named Simeon who plans to make a very special set of silver bells to honor the birth of Jesus.
Meanwhile, a group of tax collectors, led by Brutus and his dim-witted lackey Plato, break into Simeon's home. Simeon cannot pay his tax, so to compensate, the tax collectors decide to take the silver bells.
Melchior, along with Aaron and his animals, arrives shortly thereafter, and they all take off to the tax collectors' camp, planning to take back the silver bells. However, this proves to be one of the most challenging tasks Aaron has ever faced. And things are about to get ugly when the tax collectors have their eye on Aaron's beloved drum.
Musical numbers[]
- "Money, Money, Money" - Brutus, Plato and the Centurions
- "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Our Narrator