Do You Hear What I Hear?

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"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Cover song by Billy Corgan
Songwriter(s)Gloria Shayne, Noël Regney

"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.

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

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  1. Noland, Claire (2008-03-15). "Pianist wrote music for holiday song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. 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.
  3. Richard W. O’Donnell (2016-08-30). "'Do You Hear What I Hear?': The Story Behind the Song". Franciscan Media. Retrieved 2019-12-12.