[Intro] Bowie: Hello...you the new butler? Crosby: Hahaha! Well, it's been a long time since I've been the new anything! Bowie: What's happened to Hudson? Crosby: I guess he's changing Bowie: Yeah, he does that a lot doesn't he? Umm...Oh, I'm David Bowie. I live down the road.* Crosby: Oh! Bowie: Sir Percival lets me use his piano when he's not around. He's not around, is he? Crosby: I can honestly say I haven't seen him, but come on it! Come on it! Bowie: But uh... Crosby: Come on in! Bowie: Are you related to Sir Percival? Crosby: Well, distantly... Bowie: Oh, you're not the poor relation from America, right? Crosby: Ha! Gee...news sure travels fast, doesn't it? I'm Bing Bowie: Oh, I'm pleased to meet you. You're the one that sings, right? Crosby: Well, right or wrong, I sing either way Bowie: Oh well, I sing too Crosby: Oh good! What kind of singing? Bowie: Mostly the contemporary stuff. Do you uh...do you like modern music? Crosby: Oh, I think it's marvelous! Some of it really fine. But tell me, have you ever listened to any of the older fellows? Bowie: Oh, yeah, sure. I like ah...John Lennon and the other one with eh...Harry Nielson Crosby: Mmm..you go back that far, huh? Bowie: Yeah, I'm not as young as I look Crosby: Haha! None of us is these days Bowie: In fact, I got a six year old son and he gets really excited around the holiday Christmas holiday-thing Crosby: Do you go in for any of the traditional things in the Bowie household, Christmas time? Bowie: Oh, yeah, most of them really. Presents, a tree, decorations, agents sliding down the chimney... Crosby: What? Bowie: I was just seeing if you were paying attention
Crosby: Haha! Bowie: Actually our family do most of the things other families do. We sing the same songs Crosby: Do you? Bowie: Oh, I even have a go at 'White Christmas' Crosby: You do, huh? Bowie: And this one. This is my son's favourite. Do you know this one? Crosby: Oh, I do indeed, it's a lovely thing [Verse 1: Bowie and Crosby] Come they told me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum A newborn king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum, Rum-pum-pum-pum [Verse 2: Bowie and Crosby] Peace on Earth can it be? (Come they told me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) Years from now, perhaps we'll see? (A newborn king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) See the day of glory (Our finest gift we bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) See the day, when men of good will (To lay before the king pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) Live in peace, live in peace again (Rum-pum-pum-pum, Rum-pum-pum-pum) Peace on Earth (So to honur him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) Can it be (When we come) [Bridge: Bowie and Crosby in unison] Every child must be made aware Every child must be made to care Care enough for his fellow man To give all the love that he can [Verse 4] I pray my wish will come true (Little baby pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) For my child and your child too (I stood beside him there pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) He'll see the day of glory (I played my drum for him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) See the day when men of good will (I played my best for him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum) Live in peace, live in peace again (Rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum) Peace on Earth (Me and my drum) Can it be [Outro: Bowie and Crosby in unison] Can it be