Jim Brickman (born November 20, 1961) is an American composer and pianist. … Read Full Bio ↴Jim Brickman (born November 20, 1961) is an American composer and pianist. Brickman is known for his solo piano compositions, which are classified as new age music.

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Music taking courses in composition and performance, while taking business classes at Case Western Reserve University. His music career started when he was nineteen, when Jim Henson hired him to write tunes for Sesame Street. He was also hired to write commercial jingles while in college.

Brickman writes a wide variety of music. Besides his piano compositions and love songs, he has also created arrangements of other songs. Several of his albums feature arrangements of children's music; he has produced two Christmas-themed albums The Gift (1997) and Peace (2003); and his 2005 album Grace concentrates on arrangements of well-known Christian music.

Jim Brickman has also starred in the now-on-DVD PBS specials "My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman", "Love Songs & Lullabies" and "The Disney Songbook." In 2006, he sponsored his first Jim Brickman Valentine's Day Cruise with Carnival Cruise Lines which has become an annual event.

Do You Hear What I Hear?
Jim Brickman Lyrics

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Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky little lamb
Do you see what I see
A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepard boy
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky shepard boy
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song
High above the tree
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea

Said the shepard boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know
In your palace wall mighty king
Do you know what I know
A child, a child
Shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold

Said the king to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace people everywhere
Listen to what I say
The child, the child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light

The child, the child

Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light

Overall Meaning

Jim Brickman's song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a classic Christmas tune that conveys the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. The first stanza starts with the night wind asking the little lamb if it sees a star that is so beautiful, it appears to be dancing. The star has a long tail, just like a kite flying in the sky.

In the second stanza, the little lamb asks the shepard boy if he hears the singing in the sky. The shepard boy listens and replies that the beautiful voice he hears is as big as the sea.

In the third stanza, the shepard boy tells the mighty king about the child who is shivering in the cold, and suggests that they bring him silver and gold. Finally, the king tells people to pray for peace and announces that the child sleeping in the night will bring goodness and light.

The lyrics convey the traditional message of Christmas, reminding us that the birth of Jesus brought goodness and light to the world. The song has been widely covered and remains a classic Christmas tune to date.

Line by Line Meaning

Said the night wind to the little lamb
The wind spoke to the lamb

Do you see what I see
Are you seeing what I am seeing

Way up in the sky little lamb
Up high in the sky, lamb

A star, a star
A shining celestial object

Dancing in the night
Moving gracefully in the darkness

With a tail as big as a kite
Its tail is large like a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
The lamb spoke to the boy who cares for the sheep

Do you hear what I hear
Are you listening to what I am listening to

Ringing through the sky shepherd boy
The sound is echoing through the sky, shepherd boy

A song, a song
A beautiful melody

High above the tree
Up high, beyond the tree