Size 4" x 5 1/2" (width - height)

The "Drummer Drumming" verse refers to the town watchmen that patrolled the streets, and were known as "Waits".  By the 18th century, the term also applied to the strolling musicians who were rewarded for their performances during the Christmas festivities.  Interestingly, the European drum was actually a derivation of the instrument that originated in the Middle East and was brought back from the Crusades.  The uniforms worn by the "Waits" were developed and patterned after the exotic clothing of an elite fighting corps of the Turkish Empire.  Their colorful costume was the inspiration for the uniforms eventually worn by current day marching bands.