Day's film career began during the latter part of the Classical Hollywood Film era with the 1948 film Romance on the High Seas, and its success sparked her twenty-year career as a motion picture actress. She starred in a series of successful films, including musicals, comedies, and dramas. She played the title role in Calamity Jane (1953), and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with James Stewart. Her most successful films were the bedroom comedies she made co-starring Rock Hudson and James Garner, such as Pillow Talk (1959) and Move Over, Darling (1963), respectively. She also co-starred in films with such leading men as Clark Gable, Cary Grant, David Niven, and Rod Taylor. After her final film in 1968, she went on to star in the CBS sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968β1973).
Day was usually one of the top ten singers between 1951 and 1966. As an actress, she became the biggest female film star in the early 1960s, and ranked sixth among the box office performers by 2012. In 2011, she released her 29th studio album, My Heart, which became a UK Top 10 album featuring new material. Among her awards, Day has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Legend Award from the Society of Singers. In 1960, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and in 1989 was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. In 2004, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush followed in 2011 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award. She was one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Her death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation, on Monday 13th May 2019.
Discography
chart hits
Year Title Chart Positions
US CB UK
1945 "Sentimental Journey" (w/ Les Brown) 1 β β
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" (w/ Les Brown) 1 β β
"'Tain't Me" (w/ Les Brown) 10 β β
"Till the End of Time" (w/ Les Brown) 3 β β
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w/ Les Brown) 11 β β
"Come to Baby Do" (w/ Les Brown) / 13 β β
1946 "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (w/ Les Brown) 4 β β
"Day by Day" (w/ Les Brown) 15 β β
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" (w/ Les Brown) 10 β β
"The Whole World Is Singing My Song" (w/ Les Brown) 6 β β
1947 "The Christmas Song" (w/ Les Brown) 12 β β
"Sooner or Later" (w/ Les Brown) 13 β β
"Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" 21 β β
1948 "Thoughtless" (w/ Modernaires) 24 β β
"Love Somebody" (w/ Buddy Clark) / 1 β β
"Confess" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 β β
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" / 27 β β
"It's Magic" 2 β β
"My Darling, My Darling" (w/ Buddy Clark) 7 β β
1949 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 β β
"Again" 2 β β
"Everywhere You Go" 22 β β
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (w/ Frank Sinatra) 17 β β
"Now That I Need You" 20 β β
"Canadian Capers" 15 β β
"Bluebird on Your Windowsill" 19 β β
1950 "Quicksilver" 20 β β
"I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" 21 β β
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" 24 β β
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" 17 β β
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 9 β β
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" 19 β β
"A Bushel and a Peck" 16 β β
1951 "It's a Lovely Day Today" 30 β β
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" 10 β β
"Shanghai" 7 β β
"Domino" 21 β β
1952 "A Guy Is a Guy" 1 β β
"Sugarbush" (w/ Frankie Laine) 7 12 8
"When I Fall in Love" 20 β β
"No Two People" (w/ Donald O'Connor) 25 β β
"My Love and Devotion" β 31 10
"The Cherries" β 39 β
"A Full Time Job" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 20 21 11
"Ma Says, Pa Says" (w/ Johnnie Ray) 23 28 12
1953 "Mister Tap Toe" 10 11 β
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" 29 β β
"Candy Lips" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 17 18 β
"Let's Walk That-a-Way" (w/ Johnnie Ray) β 31 4
"Kiss Me Again, Stranger" / 30 β β
"A Purple Cow" 25 β β
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo) 20 β β
1954 "Secret Love" 1 1 1
"The Black Hills of Dakota" β β 7
"Lost in Loveliness" β 25 β
"I Speak to the Stars" 16 17 β
"Someone Else's Roses" β 32 β
"If I Give My Heart to You" / 3 2 4
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" 27 41 β
"Ready, Willing, and Able" / β 31 7
"Hold Me in Your Arms" β 39 β
1955 "Foolishly Yours" β 25 β
"Love Me Or Leave Me" β β 20
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" 13 14 17
"Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang" 83 β β
1956 "Let It Ring" 51 β β
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 2 3 1
"Julie" / 64 40 β
"Love in a Home" 79 β β
"The Party's Over" 63 47 β
1957 "Twelve O'Clock Tonight" 68 β β
1958 "Teacher's Pet" 56 36 β
"A Very Precious Love" β β 16
"Everybody Loves a Lover" 6 6 25
"Tunnel of Love" 43 53 β
1959 "Love Me in the Daytime" 100 51 β
1960 "Any Way the Wind Blows" 50 109 β
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" 102 102 β
"A Perfect Understanding" 111 β β
1962 "Lover Come Back" 98 β β
1964 "Move Over Darling" β β 8
"Send Me No Flowers" 135 β β
1967 "Sorry" * β β β
* "Sorry" made the US AC charts at #19.
Albums
10" LP
You're My Thrill (1949)
Young Man with a Horn (1950, soundtrack with Harry James)
Tea for Two (1950, soundtrack)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951, soundtrack)
On Moonlight Bay (1951, soundtrack)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951, soundtrack)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953, soundtrack)
Calamity Jane (1953, soundtrack)
Young at Heart (1954, soundtrack with Frank Sinatra)
12" LPs
Love Me or Leave Me (1955, soundtrack)
Day Dreams (1955, expanded re-issue of You're My Thrill)
Day By Day (1956)
The Pajama Game (1957, soundtrack)
Day by Night (1957)
Hooray for Hollywood (2 volumes, 1958)
Cuttin' Capers (1959)
What Every Girl Should Know (1960)
Show Time (1960)
Listen to Day (1960)
Bright and Shiny (1961)
I Have Dreamed (1961)
Duet (with AndrΓ© Previn, 1962)
You'll Never Walk Alone (1962)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962, soundtrack with film cast)
Annie Get Your Gun (1963, with Robert Goulet)
Love Him (1963)
The Doris Day Christmas Album (1964)
With a Smile and a Song (1964)
Latin for Lovers (1965)
Doris Day's Sentimental Journey (1965)
The Love Album (recorded in 1967, released in 1994)
My Heart (2011)
Singles
Hit records:
(with Les Brown's Band of Renown)
"Sentimental Journey"
5,000,000+ sales
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"
1,000,000+ sales
(As a solo performer)
"It's Magic"
1,000,000+ sales
"Again"
"Love Somebody" (duet with Buddy Clark)
1,000,000+ sales
"Confess" (duet with Buddy Clark) (also done by Patti Page)
"Bewitched"
1,000,000+ sales
"Shanghai"
"Sugarbush" (duet with Frankie Laine)
1,000,000+ sales
"Mister Tap Toe"
"Secret Love"
1,000,000+ sales
"If I Give My Heart to You" (also done by Denise Lor)
"I'll Never Stop Loving You"
1,000,000+ sales
"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" ("Que Sera, Sera")
1,000,000+ sales
"Everybody Loves a Lover"
"Move Over Darling"
Silent Night
Doris Day Lyrics
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All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin Mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Doris Day's rendition of "Silent Night" is a beautiful and deeply spiritual song that captures the essence of Christmas. The song opens with an invitation to experience the tranquility of the night of the Savior's birth. The night is holy, and the world is at peace. The mother and child are at the center of the scene, and their tenderness is palpable. The infant is so pure, so innocent. It is as if nothing in the world exists outside this moment of utter peacefulness. The song suggests that Jesus is the source of this peace, and that it should be acknowledged and celebrated.
In the second stanza, "Silent Night" takes on a more theological tone. Jesus is referred to as "son of God" and "love's pure light," and it is suggested that his birth brings "redeeming grace" to the world. These lyrics echo the Christian belief that Jesus is the savior of humanity, who came to offer salvation and redemption to all who accept him. At the end of the song, the lyric "Jesus, Lord at Thy birth" is repeated, reminding listeners that we must keep Christ at the center of Christmas.
Overall, "Silent Night" by Doris Day is a beautiful portrayal of the peace and joy of the nativity scene, as well as the theological significance of the birth of Jesus.
Line by Line Meaning
Hmm, silent night, holy night
The singer is remarking on the peaceful and sacred atmosphere of this particular night
All is calm, all is bright
The singer is emphasizing the peacefulness and brightness of the night
'Round yon virgin Mother and Child
The singer is describing the iconic image of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the newborn baby lying in the manger
Holy infant so tender and mild
The artist is describing the infant as pure, innocent, and gentle
Sleep in heavenly peace
The artist is wishing that the infant and Mary can rest peacefully in this holy and tranquil moment
Son of God, oh, love's pure light
The singer is addressing Jesus, the son of God, as an embodiment of pure and divine love
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
The singer is imagining the glowing, divine light emanating from Jesus' holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
The artist is referring to the Christian belief that Jesus' birth brought salvation and redemption for humanity
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
The artist is acknowledging Jesus as the Lord and savior, even in his newborn state
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
The artist is concluding the song by repeating the acknowledgement of Jesus as the Lord and savior from the previous line
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREA WASSE, JASON SMITH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
dorisdayno1
Voice of an angel, no other like it! x
howard gee
Beautiful! Thanks for posting, Mike!
sandra appriou
Silent night!Beautiful!
Bette Chic
β€ Beautiful β€
Keith Dean
too bad they won't let this be performed on television any more
Sweyne 67
RIP Miss Day :(