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FaithSFX is the beatboxer in those Argos ads beating the memory of Bing Crosby with bags of oranges

Darren Atwater | Tuesday 19 October, 2010 10:44

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That new Argos ad is creepy. It takes the Little Drummer Boy duet with David Bowie from the 1977 Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas, removes Bowie, and digitally manipulates Crosby into a modern beatboxer. It’s a revulsion of Fred Astair-dancing-with-a-hoover proportions.

But who is doing the virtual beatboxing? Step forward London’s FaithSFX.

Der Bingle and Bowie in better times

And that Argos ad:

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