Yeah, that song is not universally loved. At all. I can accept some of the more secular carols that didn't spring from a hymnal, but that one is just annoying.
“I remember when Casey Kasem was apoplectic over ‘The Little Drummer Boy’”
I don’t know where Kasem is coming from, but for me that song is the one I hate the most at Christmas! Even worse, a Christian radio station I listen to plays it. Like .. what’s the chapter and verse?
Casey Kasem was from Detroit born to Lebanese Druze parents (had to look).
Obviously the story is not Biblical, per se. Still, I just heard it in the last couple of hours and didn’t mind it.
Casey Kasem’s biggest issue was the Christmas special (animated) that was made - based on the song. He felt it oppressed Arabs by making them look bad.
I should have been more clear - more so he complained about the special animated show based upon the song.
Yeah, that song is not universally loved. At all. I can accept some of the more secular carols that didn't spring from a hymnal, but that one is just annoying.