[Ans] What holiday song was written during the Cuban missile crisis as a plea for peace?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What holiday song was written during the Cuban missile crisis as a plea for peace?"

"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. “Do You Hear What I Hear?” carried a beautiful message close to people in all walks of life. It became a popular Christmas carol, “a song high above the tree, with a voice as big as the sea.” It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists.

[Answer] What holiday song was written during the Cuban missile crisis as a plea for peace?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What holiday song was written during the Cuban missile crisis as a plea for peace?"

..."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. “Do You Hear What I Hear?” carried a beautiful message close to people in all walks of life. It became a popular Christmas carol, “a song high above the tree, with a voice as big as the sea.” It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists.