Do You Hear What I Hear? - 2006 - Remaster Lyrics
Bing Crosby
Lyrics
Bing Crosby
Peaked Billboard position #2 in 1963
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.
Song & Lyrics Facts
Bing Crosby's 2006 remaster of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" was originally released in 1962. It is featured on his holiday album, Merry Christmas from Bing Crosby and The Ken Darby Singers.
Written by Gloria Shayne Baker and Noel Regney, the lyrics are a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The song has since become a modern-day holiday classic, with many other artists covering it over the years. The original single sold more than one million copies and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.