"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a 1962 song written by Gloria Shayne with lyrics by Noël Regney,[1] made famous as a Christmas song by Bing Crosby. Billy Corgan covered it during the Madame ZuZu's Christmas Show on December 18, 2021.
| "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by Billy Corgan | |
| Songwriter(s) | Gloria Shayne, Noël Regney |
The songwriters Shayne and Regney, who were married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis.[2] Regney had been invited by a record producer to write a Christmas song, but he was hesitant due to the commercialism of Christmas.[3] The song has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists.[2]
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Lyrics
Do you hear what I hear?
Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see?
(Do you see what I see?)
Way up in the sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?
(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?
(Do you hear what I hear?)
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
(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? (Do you know what I know?)
In your palace warm, mighty king
Do you know what I know? (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! (Listen to what I say!)
Pray for peace, people, everywhere
Listen to what I say! (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
Tour stats
- Total plays: 2 plays
- First performance: Billy Corgan 2021-12-18 at Madame ZuZu's Christmas Show, Highland Park, IL, US
- Last performance: Billy Corgan 2021-12-22 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
- ↑ Noland, Claire (2008-03-15). "Pianist wrote music for holiday song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fox, Margalit (2008-03-11). "Gloria Shayne Baker, Composer and Lyricist, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ Richard W. O’Donnell (2016-08-30). "'Do You Hear What I Hear?': The Story Behind the Song". Franciscan Media. Retrieved 2019-12-12.