Bing Crosby – Do You Hear What I Hear?
Unlikely as it may sound, 1962’s “Do You Hear What I Hear?” – created by married songwriting team Noël Regney and Gloria Shayne – began life as a plea for peace during the potentially apocalyptic Cuban Missile Crisis. The song’s universal message, however, led to it being recorded for Mercury Records by The Harry Simeone Chorale (of “Little Drummer Boy” fame) before Bing Crosby made the song into a hit when he recorded his own version, in October 1963.
