I watched a lot of silly Christmas movies growing up. Most were harmless cheesy fun, but I didn't like the movie about the Little Drummer Boy. The Little Drummer Boy is a macabre film about a boy named Aaron who witnessed his parents massacred by marauders in the desert. For a time, he lived feral in the wilderness and learned to talk to animals. Then, he was kidnapped and used as an entertainer in a traveling circus. Finally, he ended up traveling with the three Wise Men to see baby Jesus at Bethlehem. He played his drum for Jesus, and found healing in his heart from seeing the baby smile. This whole maudlin story is portrayed in about half an hour with cute stop-motion animation. I can't imagine what the people at Rankin Bass were thinking.