Английская Википедия:Do You Hear What I Hear?

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a song written in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne.[1] The pair, 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] It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists.[2]

Synopsis

"Do You Hear What I Hear?" tells a story loosely based upon the story of the Nativity of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Matthew, incorporating fragments of the annunciation to the shepherds from the Gospel of Luke, though Jesus is never mentioned by name or explicitly identified. A "night wind" tells a lamb of a star, following which the lamb tells his young shepherd that he also hears a loud song. They are each led to a "mighty king," whom they tell of a child in the cold and ask to bring the child silver and gold (much as the Biblical Magi, which in tradition with prophecies in the Book of Isaiah and Psalm 72 are often characterized as kings, did with their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh). The king proclaims a prayer of peace and announces that the child will "bring goodness and light".Шаблон:Citation needed

Lyrics

Regney wrote the lyrics for the song, while Shayne composed the music in October 1962.[2] This was an unusual arrangement for the two writers. Usually, it was Shayne who wrote the lyrics for their songs while Regney composed the music, as they did when they wrote a song based on the classic children's song "Rain Rain Go Away".[1][2]

Regney was inspired to write the lyrics "Said the night wind to the little lamb, 'Do you see what I see?'" and "Pray for peace, people everywhere" after watching babies being pushed in strollers on the sidewalks of New York City.[1] Shayne stated in an interview years later that neither could personally perform the entire song at the time they wrote it because of the emotions surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis: "Our little song broke us up. You must realize there was a threat of war at the time".[1]

Recordings and versions

Original recordings

"Do You Hear What I Hear?" was released shortly after Thanksgiving in 1962.[1] The song was originally recorded for Mercury Records by the Harry Simeone Chorale,[1] a group that had also popularized "The Little Drummer Boy", and released as part of the album The Wonderful Songs of Christmas with the Harry Simeone Chorale. As a 45 rpm single, it went on to sell more than a quarter-million copies during the 1962 Christmas holiday season.[1]

Bing Crosby made the song into a hit when he recorded his own version of it on October 21, 1963,[4] with the record being released as a single on October 26. Crosby also performed the song on a Bob Hope Christmas television special on December 13 of that year. Over the years, Crosby's recording of the song has been widely played on the radio and has been available on numerous compilation Christmas albums and compact discs put out by Capitol Records.

Cover versions

The song has been recorded by hundreds of artists. Among the most notable are: Шаблон:Div col

Шаблон:Div col end Regney said that his favorite version of the song was performed by Robert Goulet; as The New York Times noted, when the singer came to the line "pray for peace, people everywhere", he "almost shouted the words".[9]

Charts

Whitney Houston version

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Houston originally recorded the song as part of the various-artists compilation A Very Special Christmas in 1987, omitting the first verse. Her version peaked at the top of Billboard Gospel Digital Songs and Gospel Streaming Songs on 2011 and 2018 and stayed for a record 42 weeks on former[10] while 20 weeks on latter.[11]

On October 25, 2019, Pentatonix released their cover version featuring Houston's vocals, as part of the group's compilation album The Best of Pentatonix Christmas.[12] The Pentatonix version would go on to peak at number 9 on the US Adult Contemporary chart making it Houston's 25th Top 10 single on the chart.[13]Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2

Weekly charts

2011 weekly chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 1
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[14] 35
2018 weekly chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[11] 1
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2022 weekly chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15] 16
US R&B Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 4
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17] 4

Whitney Houston with Pentatonix version

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2018–2019 weekly chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear? with Pentatonix
Chart (2018–2019) Peak
position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15]
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Year-end charts

2013 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2013) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] 20
2016 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2016) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] 23
2017 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2017) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] 20
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[21] 30
2018 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2018) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[22] 11
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[23] 26
2019 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2019) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[24] 21
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[25] 27
2020 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2020) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[26] 18
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[27] 16
2021 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2021) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 14
2022 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2022) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[29] 8
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[30] 23
2023 year-end chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart (2023) Position
US Gospel Digital Songs (Billboard)[31] 9
US Gospel Streaming Songs (Billboard)[32] 16

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for Houston's Do You Hear What I Hear?
Chart Peak
position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[33] 85

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Certifications

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See also

References

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