Once in Royal David’s City

~ Recording by Celtic Woman

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.18Once in Royal David's City4:09Celtic WomanVoices of Angels: Featuring The Orchestra of IrelandCeltic WomanAlbum
  • US2016-11-18
Manhattan (EMI Music / Universal Music; 1984–1987, relaunched 2001)2557200683
1.16Once in Royal David's City4:09Celtic WomanVoices of AngelsCeltic WomanAlbum
  • -2016
1.13Once in Royal David's City4:09Celtic WomanThe Best of ChristmasCeltic WomanAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017-11-17
Manhattan (EMI Music / Universal Music; 1984–1987, relaunched 2001)2567093916
1.13Once in Royal David's City4:09Celtic WomanThe Best of ChristmasCeltic WomanAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-11-17
Manhattan (EMI Music / Universal Music; 1984–1987, relaunched 2001)
4.13Once in Royal David’s City4:04Celtic WomanHit CollectionCeltic WomanAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-11-30
Electrola5385802

Relationships

recording of:Once in Royal David’s City (cover)

Once in Royal David’s City

lyricist:Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
later parody versions:Once in Every Carol Service
later translated versions:Draw yn Ninas Dafydd Frenin
I Kong Davids by
I Kong Davids stad eingong
is the basis for:Once in Royal David's City (descant and organ arr. Philip Ledger)
Prelude on "Irby" ("Once in Royal David’s City")
has revision:Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
arrangements:Once in Royal David's City (arr. Ferguson)
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff))
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
music quoted in:Song for the King