For King & Country releases intense ‘Little Drummer Boy’ cover

Joel Smallbone (L) and Luke Smallbone (R) of for KING & COUNTRY perform on The Pulse.  (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Credit: Larry French

Credit: Larry French

Joel Smallbone (L) and Luke Smallbone (R) of for KING & COUNTRY perform on The Pulse. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

There’s no simple pa rum pum pum pum in a new version of the Christmas carol staple “Little Drummer Boy.”

For King & Country, a Christian pop duo, have released their take on the holiday song that spotlights the drummer of the “Little Drummer Boy.”

It’s much louder and percussion-heavy than the famous Bing Crosby and David Bowie version that’s heard ad nauseam once radio stations switch format to all Christmas music all the time.

The video, which was recently posted on Facebook, has already reached nearly 8 million views.

And for those who consider themselves more traditional when it comes to their Christmas music, click here for the Crosby/Bowie version.

As for fans of the new version, For King and Country have released their first full-length Christmas album called Christmas Live from Phoenix.