Among the lengthy list of odd and eccentric musical duets of the last 150 years, the Christmas collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby in 1977 is certainly one of the most festively strange.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. David Bowie and Bing Crosby's odd Christmas collaboration “Peace on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a PBS retrospective nearly 50 years later, show writer Larry Grossman recalled that Bowie, then 30, agreed to appear on the ...

Neither of the two stars who recorded “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” in 1977 had a desire to work together. Bing Crosby was 73 years old, American born, and one of the most beloved singers of his ...

In 1977, a young David Bowieteamed up with legendary crooner Bing Crosby, 74, for one of the most iconic Christmas duets of all time—but it almost didn’t happen. The unlikely duo performed together on ...