"Do You Hear What I Hear" was originally written as an anti-war song during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The "Star with a tail long as a kite" was metaphorically an ICBM at launch.
While the song did become a hit during the Christmas season following the crisis, I doubt if anyone made that connection.
27 posted on 12/10/2017 9:18:28 PM PST by Fiji Hill