Today I learned the Christmas song "Do you hear what I hear" was written in response to the cold war and the Cuban Missile crisis of the 1960s. I always thought it was some old 19th century song or something.

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/the-apocalyptic-fear-within-do-you-hear-what-i-hear/420459/

12 Days of Christmas Songs: 'Do You Hear What I Hear' Is Actually About the Cold War

It’s the nativity story, retold during the Cold War.

The Atlantic