This Black and White Kitten Ornament
is 3¼ inches tall and 2½ inches across. These Cat Ornaments are sitting in the middle of a small snare drum, surrounded by sprigs of Holly with berries. The Playful Kitten has a Santa hat on his head with the drum sticks attached over his left ear. The snare drum from these Unique Christmas Ornaments have metallic red and blue triangles bordered with gold and red rope. The drum sticks are light green and gold stripes with gold balls on the ends. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

The History of The Drum.
The drum is a musical instrument that is played by percussion or striking sharply. A drum is made of an open cylinder or kettle, with a skin called a drum head stretched tightly across the opening. When the drumhead is rapped sharply, it vibrates and produces a sound. This sound is increased, or resonated, by the shell of the drum.
The drum is the most ancient of musical instruments. It has served in all ages as a means of expressing man’s instinctive love of rhythm. Throughout history it has been a method of communication. It has been used as the center of ceremonial dances, for the call to battle and for the requiem for the dead. Much of the vitality of modern popular music would be lost without the rhythmic accent of the drums.
Drums may be divided into those which have a definite pitch and those which do not, such as the snare drum and the bass drum. The bass drum is the largest of all drums and has a deep full tone. A bass drum is made of wood with drumheads held in place by metal tension rods. These can be adjusted to increase the resonance. The bass drum is struck with a beater, the head of which is covered with felt or sheep’s wool. A snare drum measures fourteen of fifteen inches across and from five to ten inches deep. It is built like a bass drum, except that it has strings or snares, of catgut or wire across the under side. These snares vibrate against the head of the drum and the vibration gives the snare drum its special penetrating tone. The drummer uses two wooden sticks in alternate double strokes.
A field drum resembles the snare drum, but is larger and of greater depth in proportion to its diameter. It is used chiefly in military and marching bands and in drum and bugle corps. The timpani, sometimes called kettledrums, are hollow halves of globes made of brass or copper with single drumheads. They are tuned by means of screws or screws and pedals. The pedal permits rapid changes in tuning. Check out our Glass Ornaments for the holidays.