{"id":3679,"date":"2025-11-23T21:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/2025\/11\/23\/very-cool-people-releases-christmas-single-the-little-drummer-boy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:48:11","slug":"very-cool-people-releases-christmas-single-the-little-drummer-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/very-cool-people-releases-christmas-single-the-little-drummer-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Very Cool People&#8221; releases Christmas single \u201cThe Little Drummer Boy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Christmas project &#8220;Snowman Express&#8221; featuring singers Ralfs Eilands and Krist\u012bne Prauli\u0146a will not take place this year, but Very Cool People have decided not to leave the audience without their beloved &#8220;Snowman Express&#8221; and offer a new Christmas single &#8211; \u201cThe Little Drummer Boy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The song, recorded in both Latvian and English, is based on the story of a little poor drummer, whose only gift for Christmas is a drum solo, which the group&#8217;s &#8220;little drummer\u201d, Andris Buikis, delivers to all listeners at the end of the song. Elvijs Grafcovs together with M\u0101ris J\u0113kabsons has created new arrangements for the old holiday song, dressing \u201cThe Little Drummer Boy\u201d in a very nice drum\u2019n\u2019bass stylistic suit. The new single was recorded in several studios in Latvia. The song was mixed at the &#8220;Ciemupe Productions&#8221; and mastered by Erls Holders in the studio &#8220;HDQTRZ&#8221; in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Little Drummer Boy - VERY COOL PEOPLE feat. 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