. . . . . . . "59225309"^^ . . . "The Little Drummer Boy Challenge, styled LDBC, is an informal internet competition in the United States to avoid hearing any version of the song \"The Little Drummer Boy\" for the duration of the Christmas and holiday season shopping period beginning at 12:01 am on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, and extending until December 24, Christmas Eve. Versions of the game have reportedly been around since as early as the 2000 holiday season, with variations including competitive elements and alternative starting and ending dates. The game has been placed in a genre referred to by one writer as \"tests of obliviousness.\""@en . . . . "8187"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1062081103"^^ . "Little Drummer Boy Challenge"@en . . "The Little Drummer Boy Challenge, styled LDBC, is an informal internet competition in the United States to avoid hearing any version of the song \"The Little Drummer Boy\" for the duration of the Christmas and holiday season shopping period beginning at 12:01 am on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, and extending until December 24, Christmas Eve. Versions of the game have reportedly been around since as early as the 2000 holiday season, with variations including competitive elements and alternative starting and ending dates. The game has been placed in a genre referred to by one writer as \"tests of obliviousness.\""@en . . . .