BEST CHRISTMAS SONGS EVER! This post: #6. Continues tomorrow.

 

Let’s face it, Christmas 2020 won’t be the same this year for many of us. It’s been a challenging and painful year around the globe. So, let’s inject some much-needed holiday cheer with Caffè Lattè’s countdown of the Yuletide classics and festive new songs that are:

THE BEST CHRISTMAS

SONGS EVER!

*6*

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

Whitney Houston

“Do You Hear What I Hear” is often inaccurately interpreted as a religious song, but its lyrics intended to convey an anti-war message. It was written by married couple Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne in 1962, while the world feared the worst during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The pair’s key message was about peace. Fortunately, US President John F. Kennedy stared down the Russian threat and a global conflict was avoided. When Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song, it sold over a million copies. It has since been recorded by artists ranging from Johnny Cash, The Carpenters, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Idina Menzel and Whitney Houston. The latter’s cover was recorded for the 1987 Special Olympics charity album ‘A Very Special Christmas’.