Do You Hear What I Hear?
Pentatonix & Whitney Houston (Holiday) Lyrics

What I hear (what I hear)
The little lamb is asking the shepherd boy if he hears what the lamb is hearing.

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
The little lamb addressed the shepherd boy.

"Do you hear what I hear?" (hear what I hear?)
The little lamb is asking the shepherd boy again if he hears what the lamb is hearing.

Ringing through the night, shepherd boy
The sound that the little lamb hears is audible throughout the dark night.

"A song, a song, high above the tree
The sound that the little lamb hears is a beautiful song that is somewhere above a tall tree.

With a voice as big as the sea
The voice that is singing the beautiful song is extremely loud and powerful.

Now said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, mm
The shepherd boy is telling a powerful king about what he has heard.

"Do you know what I know?" (do you know what I know?)
The shepherd boy is asking the mighty king if he knows what the shepherd boy knows.

In your palace, warm, mighty king (mighty king, do you know?)
The shepherd boy is pointing out that the king is living in a luxurious palace while a significant event is happening.

"Oh, a child, a child, shivers in the cold (shivers in the cold)
The shepherd boy is revealing to the mighty king that there is a child out in the cold, who is shivering.

Let us bring Him silver and gold
The shepherd boy is suggesting that they bring valuable gifts to the child mentioned earlier.

Said the King (said the King), to the people everywhere (everywhere)
The mighty king is addressing people from all over the region or country.

Listen to what I say (listen to what I say)
The mighty king is telling people to pay attention to what he is saying.

Pray for peace (peace), and people everywhere (everywhere)
The mighty king is asking people to pray for peace for everyone around the world.

Oh, child, oh, the child, sleeping in the night
The child previously mentioned is currently sleeping during the night.

He will bring us goodness and light, yes
The child will bring goodness and light for everyone.

Oh yes, He will
The child will undoubtedly bring goodness and light.

I know He will
The person/group singing knows that the child will provide goodness and light.

Do you hear?
The person/group singing is asking if the listener hears what they hear.

Do you know?
The person/group singing is asking if the listener knows what they know.

Said, do you know?
The person/group singing is asking again if the listener knows what they know.