[mountn man]

Later in life this same king had pharisees complain about a similar gift a prostitute gave him, breaking expensive perfume over his feet then wiping them with her hair.

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” 48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” 50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Maybe there wasn't an actual drummer boy in the Bible, but the song is about a young boy giving all the he had. The Bible tells us of an actual woman, thought to be of the lowest ill repute. The "righteous" were offended and yet Christ forgave her because of her act.

Now we have modern day Pharisees complaining that there wasn't an actual drummer boy mentioned in the Bible, so it didn't happen. Or that the little kid was annoying, or that he was self absorbed.

I guess the Pharisees said about as much of the prostitute.

Personally, I find the story of a little drummer boy, to be very Biblical of the heart that Christ calls for in people.

I ALSO find the attitudes of the people complaining on this thread to be very Biblical.

Come they told me
A new born king to see
Our finest gifts we bring
To lay before the king
So to honor him
When we come

Little baby
I am a poor boy too
I have no gift to bring
That's fit to give our king
Shall I play for you
I played my drum for him

I played my best for him

Then he smiled at me...

A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping...

Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

Maybe people should spend more time weeping about their unworthiness, like this woman did, than grousing about the supposed unworthiness of a song, about a make believe boy with his unworthy gift.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

"Later in life this same king had pharisees complain about a similar gift a prostitute gave him, breaking expensive perfume over his feet then wiping them with her hair."

YES! mountn man, well said. I was thinking generally the same thing, but you said it so much better than I could have. I will add this..... One of my favorite Christmas songs is "In the Bleak Midwinter". It is an old British Carol that we seldom hear here in the USA. The last verse has the same message as "Little Drummer Boy":

What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
yet what I can I give him: give my heart.

In case you want to hear this beautiful song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM-2Qz4hcwI