Mary’s Boy Child

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lyricist and composer:Jester Hairston
publisher:Bourne Music Ltd.
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/87072 [info]
Wikidata:Q999111 [info]
referred to in medleys:Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord (order: 1)
Megamix 4 (It Must Be Christmas) (order: 1)
Mix Four (Greatest Ever Christmas Party Megamix) (order: 1)
Mix 2 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 6)
later translated versions:Barnet i Betlehem
Denn es ist Weihnachtszeit
Det hände sig för länge sen
Kuningas hän on
Lang tid tilbake
Maria fekk eit guttebarn (Norwegian (nynorsk) translation of "Mary's Boy Child")
Maria’s kind (Mary’s Boy Child)
Marian poika
Marias guttebarn
Seinier Cyrn, A Chaner Clych!
Und Frieden für die Welt
arrangements:Mary’s Boy Child (arr. Langford)
Mary’s Little Boy Child

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1956-07-20Mary’s Boy Child (album and UK single version)Harry Belafonte4:22
1956-07-20Mary’s Boy Child (US single version)Harry Belafonte2:59
1957Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:23
1957Mary’s Little Boy ChildThe Jack Halloran Singers?:??
1965Mary's Little Boy ChildAndy Williams3:54
1985-12Mary's Boy Childcover and liveKiri Te Kanawa3:54
1991-12-08Mary's Boy Child (live, 1991-12-08: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA)liveAmerican Boychoir, Kathleen Battle, The Christmas Concert Choir, Frederica von Stade, Wynton Marsalis, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, André Previn4:20
2001-12-16Mary's Little Boy ChildliveChildren's Chorus of Washington, Joan Gregoryk2:26
2006-12-09 – 2006-12-10Mary's Little Boy ChildliveChildren's Chorus of Washington, Joan Gregoryk2:09
2006Mary's Boy ChildcoverPapermoon3:54
2007Mary's Boy ChildcoverHuman Nature2:45
2010Mary’s BoychildcoverKoret på Botsen & Henning Kvitnes3:43
2011-05Mary's Boy ChildCantus, Øystein Baadsvik, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Torodd Wigum2:54
Mary's Boy ChildThe Three Degrees2:26
Mary's Boy ChildDonna Stucky2:19
Mary's Boy ChildJohn McCarthy Chorus & William Davies5:09
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:25
Mary's Boy Child (live)liveAndy Williams3:40
Mary's Boy ChildcoverImperials2:38
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:20
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Secombe4:26
Mary's Boy Childcover and instrumentalJim Hendricks & Bob Burns2:30
Mary's Boy ChildcoverArchie Roach2:58
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalGuy Maeda4:25
Mary's Boy ChildRosina Coombe?:??
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLittle River Band3:32
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalGeoff Love & His Orchestra3:25
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:17
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThree Degrees2:25
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLittle River Band?:??
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:21
Mary's Boy ChildVenetta Fields3:58
Mary's Boy ChildcoverDaddy Cool5:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Cranberry Singers3:05
Mary's Boy ChildAndy Williams3:35
Mary's Boy ChildcoverAaron Neville3:56
Mary's Boy ChildBobby Farrell feat. Sandy Chambers4:56
Mary's Boy ChildAndy Williams3:38
Mary's Boy ChildDavid -Kawika- Kahiapo3:00
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildcoverJoyce5:07
Mary's Boy ChildcoverVal Doonican3:43
Mary's Boy ChildKiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis3:53
Mary's Boy ChildcoverHuman Nature2:40
Mary's Boy ChildcoverStig Rossen4:26
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte7:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Idea of North feat. James Morrison?:??
Mary's Boy ChildPaul Downes2:41
Mary's Boy ChildThe English Chorale?:??
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLee Kernaghan3:21
Mary's Boy ChildThe Gospel Clefs2:25
Mary's Boy ChildTom Jones & David Foster4:26
Mary's Boy ChildSissel Kyrkjebø5:04
Mary's Boy ChildcoverMontserrat Caballé & Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam mit den Schöneberger Sängerknaben2:25
Mary's Boy ChildcoverNicole3:37
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:26
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte3:00
Mary's Boy ChildcoverBZN3:17
Mary's Boy Childcover and instrumentalTapani Rinne7:56
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Mantovani Orchestra3:34
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy Childcover[unknown]2:36
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalMagnus Johansson2:27
Mary's Boy ChildcoverJoe McElderry3:57
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:21
Mary's Boy Child (Band Mix)coverThe Idea of North?:??
Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lordcover and medleyTed Daigle & The Christmas in the Valley Singers5:54
Mary's Boy Child 2003coverProj-act M.3:12
Mary's BoychildSimone3:42
Mary's BoychildcoverThe Cats3:54
Mary's BoychildThe Cats3:52
Mary's BoychildcoverBirthe Kjær3:13
Mary's Little Boy ChildThe Pete King Chorale2:57
Mary's Little Boy ChildThe London Sound 70 Orchestra and Chorus2:47
Mary's Little Boy ChildcoverJosé Feliciano4:41
Mary's Little Boy ChildcoverHarry Belafonte4:31
Mary's Little Boy ChileinstrumentalKenny Burrell2:34
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:18
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:17
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:18
Mary’s Boy Child (Scott, Holiday, Garrison)coverThe Three Degrees2:26
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:23
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverPhil Coulter3:19
Mary’s Boy ChildNina & Frederik3:27
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverCutt Glas4:25
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverBryn Terfel3:37
Mary’s Boy ChildMelanie Marshall, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter4:29
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverAuscultate4:09
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverMatt Monro3:20
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverMatt Monro3:20
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte2:59
Mary’s Boy ChildThe St. Philips Boy's Choir3:32
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverSue Nieto Theatre School Choir, Free the Spirit3:47
Mary’s Boy ChildinstrumentalThe Royal Doulton Band3:50
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