Bing Crosby - "Do You Hear What I Hear" (1963)

Hello Friends,

This familiar holiday song was written by a married couple, Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne Baker, in October 1962 as a plea for peace during the very tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis.  As the Western World teetered on the brink of all out nuclear annihilation, this song (as performed by the Harry Simeone chorale) became a top-selling hit for the 1962 Holiday season.

A year later, Bing Crosby would record his own hit version which would reach # 2 on the Billboard charts, as well as provide a melancholic backdrop to the days and weeks following the assassination of JFK.

Might be a good Holiday theme song for 2016!

Cheers!