"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a Christmas song written in 1962 by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. They were married at the time, and wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of different artists.
Lyrics[]
Said the night wind, to the little lamb
Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?
A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb, to the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
A song, a song
High above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy, to the mighty king
Do you know what I know?
In your palace, warm mighty king
Do you know what I know?
A child, a child
Shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Said the king, to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere
Listen to what I say
The child, the child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
Appearances in Christmas specials[]
- The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976)
- Gremlins (1984) - The Johnny Mathis version is heard.
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007/2013)
- Shazam! (2019) - The Bing Crosby version is heard on the radio in the prologue.
Album releases[]
- A Rosie Christmas (1999) - performed by Elmo
Recordings[]
- Harry Simone Chorale - 1962
- Bing Crosby - 1963
- Johnny Mathis
- Perry Como
- Pat Boone
- Mahalia Jackson
- Whitney Houston
- Jim Nabors
- Kate Smith
- John Tesh
- Bob Hope
- Glen Campbell
- Robert Goulet
- Kenny G
- Kelly Rowland
- The Hampton String Quartet
- Eddie Fisher
- Jack Jones
- Andy Williams
- Vanessa Williams
- The Carpenters
- Anne Murray
- Gladys Knight
- Copeland
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