"Baby Blue" is a song released in 1961 by The Echoes.
It was written by Long Island assistant high school principal Sam Guilino and music teacher Val Lagueux.
[3] The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No.
[5] The song is noted for the Echoes spelling out the name of "Baby Blue" as "B B A B Y, B B L U E".
[6] The Echoes released a yuletide version of the song as "Merry Christmas, Baby Blue", in 1961, complete with sleigh bells, and an electronic keyboard that impersonates the festive sounds of Christmas chimes.