She met Frank Wildhorn who immediately fell in love with her and her incredible voice. He set about writing the musical "Jekyll and Hyde" with her in mind for the role of Lucy. Although the show did rather poorly, Linda was a sensation. Her pure tone broke listeners' hearts with laments like "No One Knows Who I am" and "Sympathy, Tenderness" and her unleashed power in torch songs like "Good 'n' Evil" and "A New Life" sent her immediately into league with other Broadway leading ladies like Barbara Streisand and Bernadette Peters.
Her range stretches from a rich alto to an impressive array of ringing whistle tones. Her tone is pure, powerful, and full of emotion. Her voice and singing style have often been compared to that of Barbara Streisand, but Linda has always said that from childhood her biggest inspiration has been and continues to be Judy Garland. This veneration culminated in the making and release of her tribute album "By Myself: The Songs Of Judy Garland."
Linda Eder remains one of the most powerful and talented performers alive.
Recordings:
* 1989 Linda Eder
* 1994 And So Much More
* 1997 It's Time
* 1999 It's No Secret Anymore
* 2002 Gold
* 2003 Storybook
* 2003 Broadway, My Way
* 2005 By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland
* 2006 Barbra Streisand and Linda Eder
* 2008 The Other Side of Me
Do You Hear What I Hear
Linda Eder Lyrics
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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
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing thru the sky, shepherd 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 shepherd boy to the mighty king,
Do you know what I know?
In your palace warm, 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 ev'rywhere,
Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people ev'rywhere,
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 lyrics of Linda Eder's song "Do You Hear What I Hear?" describe the exchange of messages between nature and humanity about the birth of Jesus Christ. The first verse features a conversation between the night wind and a little lamb. The wind asks the lamb if it can also see a star in the sky, which has a "tail as big as a kite". The second verse involves the lamb asking a shepherd boy if he can hear a song ringing through the sky. The boy replies that he hears a voice as big as the sea. In the third verse, the shepherd boy informs a mighty king, who is sitting in his warm palace, that a child is shivering in the cold. The king decides to bring the child silver and gold. In the final verse, the king calls on the people everywhere to pray for peace, explaining that the child, who is sleeping in the night, will bring goodness and light.
Line by Line Meaning
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
The wind whispered to the little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
Can you see what I can see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
Very high in the sky, little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
Can you see what I can see?
A star a star, dancing in the night,
A star, a star is shining and dancing in the night,
With a tail as big as a kite,
Its tail is as big as a kite.
With a tail as big as a kite
Its tail is as big as a kite.
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
Then little lamb said to the shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear?
Can you hear what I can hear?
Ringing thru the sky, shepherd boy,
There's a sound, shepherd boy,
Do you hear what I hear?
Can you hear what I can hear?
A song a song, high above the tree,
There's a song, a very beautiful song, high above the tree,
With a voice as big as the sea,
Its voice is as big as the sea.
With a voice as big as the sea
Its voice is as big as the sea.
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
Then the shepherd boy said to the mighty king,
Do you know what I know?
Do you know what I know?
In your palace warm, mighty king,
In your warm palace, mighty king,
Do you know what I know?
Do you know what I know?
A child, a child shivers in the cold;
A child is freezing in the cold;
Let us bring him silver and gold,
Let's offer him some silver and gold.
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let's offer him some silver and gold.
Said the king to the people ev'rywhere,
Then the king said to the people everywhere,
Listen to what I say!
Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people ev'rywhere,
Let's pray for peace, everyone,
Listen to what I say!
Listen to what I say!
The child, the child,
The child, the child,
Sleeping in the night,
Is sleeping in the night,
He will bring us goodness and light,
He will bring us goodness and light.
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light.
Contributed by Leah H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gpw Bernard Rementilla, Chairman/CEO, World Center for Ocean Power &Energy Research ..WC-OPER-GTDI
If the World Basketball Sports has Kobe Bryant+Michael Jordan+Stephen Curry; so does Chess World has Robert James Fischer+Garry Kasparov; the Mathematical Science does with GF Bernhard Riemann+Isaac Newton+James Clerk Maxwell+Leonhard Euler+Carl Friedrich Gauss+”Albert Einstein w/Mileva Marity Maric”; and so does the World of Music expressed in so powerful yet artistically angelic voice too deeply subtle and mathematically balanced in the rare perfection of sound which energy, frequency & resonance are most creatively at play in an orchestra-like integration of form, harmony, melody, rhythm of rarefied singing that dances as it speaks of TRUTH, BEAUTY & GOODNESS of her humanity; yes she does so majestically a genius of a compleat voice that has the power to captivate every heart of man to act w/ peace & unity towards all.
She is arguably a most under-rated Best Singer-Female Vocalist in the “World of Music Industry” that sadly each known Female Category Vocalist Music Award like “this & that ‘Musical Award’ ” misses her nomination(s) beyond doubt. That is, her nomination alone puts justice to her rarefied multi-dimensional voice of perfect quality yet equated to add INTEGRITY, HONOUR, and RESPECT to such established World Musical Performing Artist Awards, like the Grammy Award, American Music Award, American Cinema Award, and the like, to include “Presidential Medal of Freedom; or, The Congressional Gold Medal” of USA. She deserves whichever it is awarded to her: a True American Woman in blood & personality embracing the True Ideals of a True American Citizen before all humanity.
Yes, she humbly stands out the BEST with her GOD-Gifted Voice of a Genius Musicality. Yes, non-arguably she is one of the BEST Female Vocalists, one among the World’s Top 10 Best Female Artists, 1 among Winning Champion Vocalists we are fortunate to witness on Earth.
Today, she is as consistently highly talented vocalist as since then back in her competing time of Winning Dimensional Voice so much as until Today’s now she remains 1 of the World Best Female CHAMPION Vocalist(s).
She is LINDA EDER.
Treechris23
My favorite performance of this song!!!! Her voice is incredible and the arrangement perfect!!!
Lee Hill
This version has so much energy compared to the usual. I love it
Douglas Philippa
Linda is my new favorite artist! I’m blown away by her unbelievable talent!
alederhos
Best version of this song EVER!!! I am a HUGE fan!!
Brent Edwards
Totally agree. And, Nobody can belt like her!
marv waddy
A true angelic voice who I was privileged to hear live in Jersey. None better
kathie steinert
So lucky
Swisser
This is the coolest Christmas song ever, I love the way she introduced her band❤️ they all look like there having a blast ❤️
Douglas Philippa
God I love this women! Blessed with the most beautiful voice!
HISbudnRoseJn15:1
Nice of her to introduce the others. It took all of them to make this great presentation. Thanks, Linda, great job. After hearing this on radio, I went out and found her CD a few years ago. Keep us the good work. Hope you are still using your amazing voice.