Songs
Baby Jesus
Description
"Baby Jesus" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was performed live for the first time at Tonic in New York, NY on 2004-02-14. Later that year, a demo of "Baby Jesus" was recorded likely as part of the 2004 studio session demos. The song would be performed periodically between 2004 and 2006, extensively in the tour supporting Begin to Hope from 2006 to 2008, and then only once in 2009. After thirteen years, "Baby Jesus" resurfaced as a featured song in the tour supporting Home, before and after in 2023.
"Baby Jesus" was officially released for the first time on the 10th Anniversary Editition of Begin to Hope, which released on vinyl only on 2016-04-16. As such, "Baby Jesus" is not officially available on any streaming platforms, and the only way to officially access the studio version of the song is via the vinyl release.
Official Releases
There are no known official releases associated with this song.
Music Videos
Live Performances
This song has no known live performances.
Lyrics
You know that statue
That statue of baby Jesus
In the window
In the window of the 99 cent store
Last night I saw the owner kiss it
And whisper in its ear
I was walking home from Walgreen's
And he did not hear me see him
And on the very, very next morning
All the subway cars were hallelu-leluing
Welcome back the baby king, the baby king
All the believers, they were smiling
And winking at each other
I could honestly say I was
Scared for my life!
They said:
All the non-believers, they get to eat dirt
And the believers get to spit on their graves
All the non-believers, they get to eat dirt
And the believers get to spit on their graves
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
You know that statue
That statue of baby Jesus
In the window
In the window of the 99 cent store
Well, they've been showing it on the news
It was thirty times its size
With a megaphone and a heart-shaped bruise
It was hovering in the skies
And all the
Subway cars were hallelu-lelu-leluing
Hallelujah
Welcome back the baby king, the baby king
All the believers they were smiling
And winking at each other
I could honestly say I was
Scared for my life!
They said:
All the non-believers, they get to eat dirt
And the believers get to spit on their graves
All the non-believers, they get to eat dirt
And the believers get to spit on their graves
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
All non-believers
Believe!
Believe!
Believe, believe, believe!
Believe!
Believe!
Believe, believe, believe!
Believebelievebelievebelievebelievebelievebelievebelievebelieve
Believe...
You know that statue
That statue of baby Jesus
In the window
In the window of the 99 cent store
When I woke up I ran and bought it
And locked it in my closet
With a little bread and water
And a flashlight and a first-aid kit
Till he grows
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
Demo:
First Official Release:
First Live Performance:
Last Live Performance:
Song Stats
First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 20 years and 5 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
1
# of Times Performed Live:
108
Themes & References
​
Trivia
​
Media Features
There are no known media features associated with this song.
Concert data provided by
