Little Drummer Boy

       "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Austrian Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years, and the song has been recorded many times since.
       In the lyrics, the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the Nativity of Jesus. Without a gift for the Infant, the little drummer boy played his drum with approval from Jesus's mother, Mary, recalling, "I played my best for him" and "He smiled at me". Despite the song's popularity, the story of the drummer boy is fictional. However, it teaches a Biblical principle that is based upon the parable of the talents found in Matthew 25: 14-30. This parable demonstrates that dutiful servants who multiply the gifts/talents entrusted to them by God demonstrate faith in the Goodness of God. Whereas, to store or hide something given to you by God demonstrates contempt for God's agenda and His kingdom.

For King + Country sing "Little Drummer Boy"

The role of a drummer boy during battle was 
similar to that of a shofar when blown during
battles by Jerusalem and her enemies in the
Bible. The drum was used to give signals that 
might not be heard by human voices and to
 also rally the troops together to fight.