"Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss.
The song's melody is similar to a theme heard in Brahms' Academic Festival Overture.
Perry Como's recording features the Ray Charles Singers, who sing the refrain as a repeated round.
[4] In Canada, the song reached number 12 on the CHUM Charts, February 3, 1958, co-charting with Magic Moments.
[6] The single won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male.