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"
Snowfall
Doris Day Lyrics
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Softly
Gently drift down
Snowflakes
Whisper
'Neath my window
Misty lights
Velvet breeze
'Round my doorstep
Gently
Softly
Silent
Snowfall
Covering trees
Misty lights
Velvet breezes
'Neath my window
Gently
And softly
Silent
Snowfall
Drift down
Drift down
Drift down
Snowfall
The lyrics of Doris Day's Snowfall talk about the experience of seeing snow fall outside one's window. The snowflakes are described as falling gently and softly, and their descent is accompanied by a low whispering sound. It's as if the snowflakes are trying to communicate something, possibly a message of peace or stillness.
The second stanza talks about how the snowfall covers everything outside - trees, lights, and doorsteps. The falling snow creates a misty, velvety atmosphere, which is silently and peacefully enchanting. The repeated use of the words gently, softly, and silently reinforces the overall theme of the song, which is the tranquility and beauty of winter.
Overall, the lyrics of Snowfall are a poetic tribute to the serenity of a snowy winter night. The song's gentle melody and Doris Day's soothing voice create an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, making it a popular song during the holiday season.
Line by Line Meaning
Snowfall
The beginning of the song which sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics.
Softly
The snow is falling with a gentle touch.
Gently drift down
The snowflakes in the sky are falling softly, without any rush or tension.
Snowflakes
The individual pieces of snow that make up the snowfall.
Whisper
The snowflakes are making a calm and almost inaudible sound as they fall.
'Neath my window
The snowflakes are falling under the window of the singer.
Covering trees
The snow has begun to pile up on the trees creating a wintery scene.
Misty lights
The streetlights and other lights in the area are being obscured by the mist and snowfall.
Velvet breeze
The wind is blowing gently and smoothly like a soft velvet cloth.
'Round my doorstep
The snow has come up to the singer's doorstep creating more layers to the picturesque winter scene.
And softly
The snowfall continues on gently, with no abrupt noises or movements.
Silent
The world outside is quiet and peaceful with only the sound of the snowfall.
Drift down
A repetition of the gentle and smooth motion of the snowflakes falling, creating a lulling effect on the listener.
Snowfall
The song comes to a close with the repetition of the refrain to end the wintery scene depicted in the lyrics.
Lyrics Β© DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLAUDE THORNHILL, RUTH THORNHILL
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Robert Stevens
For me, Christmas is not complete without hearing Claude Thornhill's Masterpiece and Doris Day's sublime rendition!!!
Charles Tichenor
This is scrumptiously divine. I' ve always enjoyed the work of Doris Day. Lovely, lovely actress, singer, personality, and humanitarian.
JosΓ© Rcoha
One of the most beautiful voices of humanity, brings our dreams to light this Christmas time.
KC
βοΈβοΈβοΈ absolutely beautiful. And only Doris Day, through her perfect voice, could make us actually see & feel the snowfall!βοΈβοΈπ
Bobbi J
Absolutely the most perfect song for Doris' voice. Exquisite!
Robert Silvestri
Doris has the most soothing voice, and this is no exception except that it is exceptional.
James Andrews
Amazing what we ignore as children, we desire as older adults. Enjoying every listening moment of this song.
Valerie Deuchars
James Andrews thats so true
don Williams
So very true my friend
Chuck Ranker
This song and Doris Day were meant for each other. A truly beautiful combination ! Merry Christmas