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Little Drummer Boy Book 2 [VHS]

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This is one of the BEST Christmas films EVER. Zero Mostel steals the show as he portrays Brutus the Roman Tax Collector. He and his idiotic side kick, Plato, will keep you parents attention. The plot is about how a bell maker named Simion made a set of Silver Bells to ring out the birth of Christ, but just before the time is at hand to ring them the Roman Tax Collector's take his bells for payment of the taxes. A charming tale, and the Roman Tax Collector Song is EXCELLENT and VERY Catchy! You will be humming it garanteed! I wish it were on CD! But you should buy this excellent video, if you long for something of high quality for your family to watch. Very well done!

Rankin/Bass studios hardly ever made sequels of any of their holiday specials, but this 3 pack video has two sequels out of the 3 episodes, and those sequels are rare.
#1 is the sequel to "the Little Drummer Boy", called "The Little Drummer Boy Book II" that plays almost every Christmas on some station or another, but the sequel is much more rare. It is made in Animagic stop motion.
#2 is the true Frosty the Snowman sequel, which is pretty rare as well. THIS one is the true Frosty sequel, made by the same studio and producers as the first one. It is made in traditional cel animation.
#3 we have Pinocchio's Christmas, the weakest of the three. It is in Animagic stop motion.

Rankin/Bass Studio. Their studio has brought us such memorable holiday classics such as Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Year without a Santa Claus, Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, Mad Monster Party, The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Mouse on the Mayflower, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Cricket on the Hearth, the Stingiest Man in Town, Jack Frost, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, the First Easter Bunny. They also made non-holiday films such as the Hobbit, Flight of Dragons, the Last Unicorn. It is incredible that one company is responsible for all those TV specials, 95% of the ones we see every year. Their work includes standard animation, stop-motion animagic, and live action.

I hope this comes out on a restored DVD soon, I have bought all the other Rankin/Bass that have been released on DVD.

In the Amazon review for this tape, ANDY SPLETZER SAYS "The only questionable bit is the vaguely right-wing message that it's OK to cheat tax collectors". Huh? What a liberal loser! Spletzer obviously has a very tiny brain. Anyway, it is a decent part 2 to the original drummer boy and of course, is not available on DVD (it was shown on TV years ago but I have not seen it in years). Too bad!

I received this package so quickly, it was mind-blowing. Living in Hawaii makes it difficult for packages to get to me in the designated time, but this package came in faster than I thought possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I love this story line and was having a hard time finding the video or DVD. I ordered this and still have not received it!!!!! I have written the seller and everything and still nothing....I am totally pissed!!!! Do not support this seller!

This followup show to the original is very well thought out and carries on the Christian theme of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.

Loved all three videos. Mainly bought them cause I had recorded them from tv. yrs. ago and tapes were wearing out. Enjoyed them just the same. Would recommend.

It's So Awesome. The Movie Starts When We See The Little Drummer Boy Named Arron Playing His Drum To The Baby Jesus. Then One Of The Three Wise Men Named Melchior Told Him That He Was Going To See A Friend Of His A Man Named Simeon. Then We See Simeon At His House Looking At The Little Cute Silver Bells. Then He Looked At The Big Silver Bells. Then There Was A Knock On The Door. And It's The Tax Collecter. And He Demanded Simeon To Pay His Tax's. Until He Discovered The Silver Bells. Then The Tax Collecter And His Men Took The Bells Away. Then We See Arron With The Donkey And The Cute Little Lamb And The Camle. And One Of The Wise Men Melchior Is Riding On The Camle. Then Simeon Told Them That The Tax Collecter And His Men Have Taking The Bells. Then The Three Of Them Were Comming Up With A Plan To Get The Silver Bells. So If You Want To Know What Happens Next. Then You Should Buy This Movie. It's A Great Christmas Present For Your Little One.

The tax collecter song is AWESOME!!! i rewind this movie over
and over again just to watch that song. Aaron also sings the reprise of the song. i have to admit, there is probbally a diffrent actor for Aaron in this one. his voice sounds higher.