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The Little Drummer Boy album cover

The Little Drummer Boy✓2

ISRC

USMC16547440

Song: Carol of the Drum

The Harry Simeone Chorale
matched
Released 1965-01-01

Last verified: September 9, 2026

The ISRC for “The Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale is USMC16547440. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. Released 1965-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-031804690-0.

Format

USCountry
MC1Registrant
65Year (1965)
47440Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1965):
Last two digits of the reference year (1965). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCThe Little Drummer Boy
ISWCCarol of the Drum

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-031804690-0Carol of the Drum

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “The Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale?+
The ISRC for “The Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale is USMC16547440.
What is the ISWC for “Carol of the Drum”?+
The ISWC for “Carol of the Drum” is T-031804690-0. This recording is titled “The Little Drummer Boy”. The ISRC USMC16547440 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
What is an ISRC and what does it tell you?+
An ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a 12-character ISO 3901 identifier that uniquely tags a specific sound recording. The first two characters are the country code, the next three are the registrant (label or distributor), the next two are the year, and the last five are a unique recording number.
Is the ISRC the same as the ISWC?+
No. The ISRC identifies a specific recording, while the ISWC identifies the underlying musical composition. USMC16547440 is the ISRC for this recording; T-031804690-0 is the ISWC for the composition it is a recording of. One composition (ISWC) can have many recordings (ISRCs) — originals, remixes, live versions, and covers each get their own ISRC but share the same ISWC.

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What is ISRC USMC16547440?

USMC16547440 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “The Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale. ISRCs are 12-character alphanumeric codes defined by ISO 3901, used globally by streaming platforms, record labels, and rights organizations to track plays and distribute royalties.

This recording is linked to the musical work T-031804690-0, which represents the underlying composition. Multiple recordings can share the same musical work — for example, an original version, a remix, and a cover would each have their own ISRC but reference the same ISWC.

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The Harry Simeone Chorale

The ISRC for “The Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale is USMC16547440. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. Released 1965-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-031804690-0.

The Harry Simeone Chorale
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Album: Christmas3:20Track 24

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

The Harry Simeone Choralechoir vocalsMusicBrainz

Production

Harry SimeoneArrangerDiscogs

Label

UMe

Appears on

  • Christmas Number 1’s(2021-01-01)
  • Cool Cats & Diamond Dolls(2017-01-01)· Ministry Of Sound
  • The Wonderful Sounds of Christmas(2015-01-01)· Analogue Productions
  • It’s Christmas!(2013-01-01)· Not Now Music
  • Now Christmas(2013-01-01)· Universal Music Group
  • Christmas Hits, Volume 1(2019-11-28)
  • 40 Christmas Classics(2018-01-01)
  • Christmas(2016-11-01)

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Who wrote this song?

HARRY SIMEONEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00028755756
EMI MILLS MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00020877491
EMI MILLS MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00020877491
KATHERINE DAVISComposerLyricist
IPI: 00007616203
EMI MILLS MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00020877491
EMI MILLS MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00020877491
HENRY ONORATIComposerLyricist
IPI: 00022949382
EMI MILLS MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00020877491
EMI MILLS MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00020877491

Who publishes this song?

EMI MILLS MUSIC INCOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00020877491

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 0927 4057KATHERINE DAVIS0000 0001 1027 2139Harry Simeone

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSMC16547440ISWCT-031804690-0IPIHARRY SIMEONEIPIKATHERINE DAVISIPIHENRY ONORATIISNIKATHERINE DAVISISNIHarry Simeone

MLC Song Code

L44608
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SourcesMusicBrainzNotesMLCMLC✓4 sources

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