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 (1968–1973).
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 — —
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" (w/ Les Brown) 1 — —
"'Tain't Me" (w/ Les Brown) 10 — —
"Till the End of Time" (w/ Les Brown) 3 — —
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w/ Les Brown) 11 — —
"Come to Baby Do" (w/ Les Brown) / 13 — —
1946 "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (w/ Les Brown) 4 — —
"Day by Day" (w/ Les Brown) 15 — —
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" (w/ Les Brown) 10 — —
"The Whole World Is Singing My Song" (w/ Les Brown) 6 — —
1947 "The Christmas Song" (w/ Les Brown) 12 — —
"Sooner or Later" (w/ Les Brown) 13 — —
"Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" 21 — —
1948 "Thoughtless" (w/ Modernaires) 24 — —
"Love Somebody" (w/ Buddy Clark) / 1 — —
"Confess" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 — —
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" / 27 — —
"It's Magic" 2 — —
"My Darling, My Darling" (w/ Buddy Clark) 7 — —
1949 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 — —
"Again" 2 — —
"Everywhere You Go" 22 — —
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (w/ Frank Sinatra) 17 — —
"Now That I Need You" 20 — —
"Canadian Capers" 15 — —
"Bluebird on Your Windowsill" 19 — —
1950 "Quicksilver" 20 — —
"I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" 21 — —
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" 24 — —
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" 17 — —
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 9 — —
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" 19 — —
"A Bushel and a Peck" 16 — —
1951 "It's a Lovely Day Today" 30 — —
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" 10 — —
"Shanghai" 7 — —
"Domino" 21 — —
1952 "A Guy Is a Guy" 1 — —
"Sugarbush" (w/ Frankie Laine) 7 12 8
"When I Fall in Love" 20 — —
"No Two People" (w/ Donald O'Connor) 25 — —
"My Love and Devotion" — 31 10
"The Cherries" — 39 —
"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 —
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" 29 — —
"Candy Lips" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 17 18 —
"Let's Walk That-a-Way" (w/ Johnnie Ray) — 31 4
"Kiss Me Again, Stranger" / 30 — —
"A Purple Cow" 25 — —
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo) 20 — —
1954 "Secret Love" 1 1 1
"The Black Hills of Dakota" — — 7
"Lost in Loveliness" — 25 —
"I Speak to the Stars" 16 17 —
"Someone Else's Roses" — 32 —
"If I Give My Heart to You" / 3 2 4
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" 27 41 —
"Ready, Willing, and Able" / — 31 7
"Hold Me in Your Arms" — 39 —
1955 "Foolishly Yours" — 25 —
"Love Me Or Leave Me" — — 20
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" 13 14 17
"Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang" 83 — —
1956 "Let It Ring" 51 — —
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 2 3 1
"Julie" / 64 40 —
"Love in a Home" 79 — —
"The Party's Over" 63 47 —
1957 "Twelve O'Clock Tonight" 68 — —
1958 "Teacher's Pet" 56 36 —
"A Very Precious Love" — — 16
"Everybody Loves a Lover" 6 6 25
"Tunnel of Love" 43 53 —
1959 "Love Me in the Daytime" 100 51 —
1960 "Any Way the Wind Blows" 50 109 —
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" 102 102 —
"A Perfect Understanding" 111 — —
1962 "Lover Come Back" 98 — —
1964 "Move Over Darling" — — 8
"Send Me No Flowers" 135 — —
1967 "Sorry" * — — —
* "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 André 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"
Twinkle Lullaby
Doris Day Lyrics
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time to sing a Lullaby
Sing you a song of a toy balloon
Sailing all around the Moon
Twinkle twinkle cross the Milky Way
Where the stars come out to play
Sailing along with the moon light beans
a toy balloon in a land of dreams
You'll be like that toy balloon
Deep in dreamland far beyond the sky
twinkle twinkle twinkle hush-a-bye
Deep in dreamland far beyond the sky
Twinkle twinkle twinkle hush a bye
Twinkle twinkle hush a bye
Twinkle hush a bye
The lyrics of Doris Day's song Twinkle Lullaby convey a message of serenity and peace, inviting a child to drift off to sleep in the midst of the soothing magical atmosphere created by the twinkling stars in the sky. The song starts with a reference to the star in the sky and the time has come to sing a lullaby. The song then segues into a story of a toy balloon sailing around the moon and crossing the Milky Way, joining the stars that come out to play. The lyrics evoke a feeling of whimsy and wonder, as the toy balloon floats on a bed of moonlight beams, in a land of dreams. The song continues to comfort the child with the assurance that they too will soon be like the toy balloon, deep in the faraway dreamland beyond the sky. The song ends with repeating the words "twinkle twinkle hush-a-bye," as if to soothe the child into a deep sleep.
Overall, Doris Day's Twinkle Lullaby speaks to the child in all of us, invoking a sense of innocent wonder and a dreamlike state of being. It encourages us to let go, surrender to the soothing power of the universe, and be lulled into the peacefulness of slumber.
Line by Line Meaning
Twinkle twinkle star in the sky
The singer is acknowledging the presence of a star in the sky and noting its shining quality.
time to sing a Lullaby
The singer is suggesting that it is a good time to sing a lullaby, which is a song meant to help someone fall asleep.
Sing you a song of a toy balloon
The singer is going to sing a song about a toy balloon, which may be a metaphor for the peacefulness and weightlessness of sleep.
Sailing all around the Moon
The toy balloon is imagined to be traveling around the moon, perhaps representing the movement and changing sensations of a person drifting off to sleep.
Twinkle twinkle cross the Milky Way
The singer notes that the star in the sky is crossing the Milky Way, and repeats the same phrase as before, perhaps emphasizing the beauty and peacefulness of the scene.
Where the stars come out to play
The singer notes that this is a place where the stars come out to play, which could be interpreted as a metaphor or a literal statement depending on one's viewpoint.
Sailing along with the moon light beans
The toy balloon is said to be sailing along with the beams of moonlight, which could represent the peacefulness of the night or the subconscious mind's natural flow of thoughts and images.
a toy balloon in a land of dreams
The toy balloon is imagined to be in a land of dreams, which could mean a peaceful, unchanging place in the person's imagination.
Go to sleep and very soon
The singer is urging the listener to go to sleep soon, perhaps suggesting that it is good for their health or to refresh their mind and body.
You'll be like that toy balloon
The singer is suggesting that the listener, by going to sleep, will become like the toy balloon in the song, which may represent the peacefulness and carefree nature of sleep.
Deep in dreamland far beyond the sky
The singer is imagining the listener to be deep in a dreamland that is far beyond the sky, perhaps a metaphor for an imaginative and peaceful state of mind.
twinkle twinkle twinkle hush-a-bye
The singer is repeating the phrase 'twinkle twinkle' and adding 'hush-a-bye', which could be interpreted as a way of calming the listener or continuing the peaceful, sleep-inducing mood of the song.
Deep in dreamland far beyond the sky
The singer is again imagining the listener to be deep in a dreamland that is far beyond the sky, perhaps emphasizing the otherworldly peace and calm of sleep.
Twinkle twinkle twinkle hush a bye
The singer concludes the song by repeating 'twinkle twinkle' and adding 'hush a bye' again, perhaps as a way of rounding out the song and leaving a peaceful impression on the listener.
Twinkle hush a bye
The singer ends the song with a final, calming phrase that repeats 'twinkle' and adds 'hush a bye', again emphasizing the peaceful mood and sleep-inducing theme of the song.
Writer(s): Joe Lubin
Contributed by Jeremiah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@janlundquist2389
I sang this to my grown children. Now I sing it for my grandchildren. They love it.
@motherind1a
I've sung this to my daughter every night since she was born....she's now 14 💕 x
@cherylconybear5738
❤️ all of her songs! Brings back so many wonderful memories I’ve experienced 🌟
@xxxmrstaylorlautnerx
My mum and grandma used to sing this for me. And now i sing it to all the kids i look after, knocks em out like a light
@ecastleton1
My mom used to sing this to me every night. Thanks for posting. I’d been trying to find the melody/lyrics for years.
@dbthemc
RIP. My mum sang this to me every night and now i do the same to my son. You will be missed dearly Dorris.
@motherind1a
Thank you soooo much. I have this on record and have been singing it to my daughter since she was born, I still sing it to her every night......she is now 8! X
@michaelbertsch5846
THANK YOU DORIS. YOUR SONGS AN VOICE WELL ON FOREVER YOUR A DEAR DEAR LADY,THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC AND MOVIES, LOVE YOUR FAN ALWAYS MICHAEL BERTSCH.
@mskristinemg
You will be missed and remembered forever. Thank you for making my childhood special.
@fannycraddock99
Happy 97th birthday Doris. XX