the christmas song do you hear what i hear was written on october 1962.
when was the christmas song do you hear what i hear written?
october 1962
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"do you hear what i hear?" is a song written in october 1962, with lyrics by noël regney and music by gloria shayne baker. the pair, married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace during the cuban missile crisis. regney had been invited by a record producer to write a christmas song, but he was hesitant due to the commercialism of the christmas holiday. it has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists.





























section::::songwriting.
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christmas song may refer to:





























bullet::::- christmas song, song performed or heard around the christmas season





























bullet::::- "christmas song" (gilbert o'sullivan song), 1974 song by gilbert o'sullivan





























bullet::::- "christmas song" (album), 2007 album by mannheim steamroller





























bullet::::- "christmas song", a 2012 tv film starring natasha henstridge





























bullet::::- "the christmas song", 1945 song by bob wells and mel tormé





























bullet::::- "the christmas song" (nat king cole album), or "the magic of christmas", 1960 album by nat king cole





























bullet::::- "the christmas song" (ep), 2014 ep by jamey johnson





























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bullet::::- christmas songs (disambiguation)





























bullet::::- christmas album (disambiguation)
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