Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Harry Simeone, The Wonderful Songs of Christmas with

Harry Simeone Chorale, 1962, Mercury Records.

Bing Crosby, 1963, Capitol Records.

Whitney Houston, A Very Special Christmas, 1987, A&M.

Composer: Gloria Shayne

Lyricist: Noel Regne

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C 
 
Bb/C 
 
C 
 
C 
 
Bb/C 
 
C 
 
Said the night wind to the  
Bb/F 
little 
 
 
C 
lamb
 
Do you  
G 
see what  
F 
 
 
G 
see? 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
C 
Way up in the sky,  
Bb/F 
little 
 
 
C 
lamb
 
Do you  
G 
see what  
F 
 
 
G 
see? 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
A  
Am 
star, a star,  
Em 
dancing in the night
 
With a  
F 
tail as  
G 
big 
 
 
F 
as a  
E 
kite 
 
 
Am 
 
With a  
F 
tail 
 
 
C/E 
as 
 
 
Dm 
big 
 
 
G 
as a  
C 
kite 
 
 
Bb/F 
 
C 
 
Said the little lamb to the  
Bb/F 
shepherd 
 
 
C 
boy
 
Do you  
G 
hear what  
F 
 
 
G 
hear? 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
Ringing through the sky,  
Bb/F 
shepherd 
 
 
C 
boy
 
Do you  
G 
hear what  
F 
 
 
G 
hear? 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
A  
Am 
song, a song  
Em 
high above the trees
 
With a  
F 
voice as  
G 
big 
 
 
F 
as the  
E 
sea 
 
 
Am 
 
With a  
F 
voice 
 
 
C/E 
as 
 
 
Dm 
big 
 
 
G 
as the  
C 
sea 
 
 
Bb/F 
 
C 
 
Said the shepherd boy to the  
Bb/F 
mighty 
 
 
C 
king
 
Do you  
G 
know what  
F 
 
 
G 
know? 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
In your palace warm,  
Bb/F 
mighty 
 
 
C 
king
 
Do you  
G 
know what  
F 
 
 
G 
know? 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
A  
Am 
Child, a Child  
Em 
shivers in the cold
 
Let us  
F 
bring him  
G 
sil
F 
ver and  
E 
gold 
 
 
Am 
 
Let us  
F 
bring 
 
 
C/E 
him 
 
 
Dm 
sil
G 
ver and  
C 
gold 
 
 
Bb/F 
 
C 
 
Said the king to the people  
Bb/F 
every
C 
where
 
Listen  
G 
to what  
F 
 
 
G 
say! 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
C 
Pray for peace, people,  
Bb/F 
every
C 
where
 
Listen  
G 
to what  
F 
 
 
G 
say! 
 
 
C 
 
G 
 
F 
 
G 
 
The  
Am 
Child, the Child  
Em 
sleeping in the night
 
He will  
F 
bring us  
G 
good
F 
ness and  
E 
light 
 
 
Am 
 
He will  
F 
bring 
 
 
C/E 
us 
 
 
Dm 
good
G 
ness 
 
 
G7 
and 
 
 
C 
light
 
Bb/C 
 
C 
 
Bb/G 
 
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