“We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a ‘Little Drummer Boy,’ and when we told Bowie about the number, he said, ‘I won’t sing that song.' We said, ‘Why?’ and he said, ‘I hate that song,' ...

It’s the holiday standard that remains surreal over three decades after its debut: Bing Crosby and David Bowie duet? On a Christmas song? At a tribute to the legendary Crosby’s enduring television ...