We Three Kings of Orient Are

~ Recording by Mario Lanza with The Jeff Alexander Choir and Ray Sinatra’s Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.1We Three Kings of Orient Are?:??Mario Lanza with Orchestra & Jeff Alexander ChoirMario Lanza Sings Christmas SongsMario LanzaAlbum
RCA Victor Red SealDM 1649
1.5We Three Kings of Orient Are3:03Mario LanzaLanza Sings Christmas CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
RCA Victor Red SealLM-2029
1.4We Three Kings Of Orient Are3:04Mario LanzaLanza Sings Christmas CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
RCA Red SealLM-2333
1.9We Three Kings of Orient Are3:04Mario LanzaChristmas Hymns and CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
  • -1969
RCA CamdenCDS 1036
1.9We Three Kings of Orient Are3:04Mario LanzaChristmas Hymns and CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
RCA Camden, RCA Special Products (a label of BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.), Special Music CompanyCAK-777
1.9We Three Kings of Orient Are3:05Mario LanzaChristmas Hymns and CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
RCA CamdenCCD-777
1.4We Three Kings of Orient Are3:12Mario LanzaLanza Sings Christmas CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
  • US1998-09-15
RCA Victor09026-63178-2
1.9We Three Kings of Orient Are3:04Mario LanzaChristmas Hymns and CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
  • US2000-08-01
21724, CAD 10777
1.5We Three Kings of Orient Are3:05Mario LanzaSacred ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Special Products, KRB Music CompaniesDRC12748, KRB1148-2
3.23We Three Kings of Orient Are3:01Mario LanzaThe Merriest Christmas AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dynamic NostalgiaDYN 3527
1.5We Three Kings of Orient Are3:02Mario Lanza (with The Jeff Alexander Choir and Ray Sinatra's Orchestra)Crooning & Swooning Christmas HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2007
Direct Source Special Products Inc.XMS 87252
4.8We Three Kings of Orient Are3:01Mario LanzaLegends: The Christmas CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-06
EmporioEMPRBXMAS007
3.12We Three Kings of Orient Are3:02Mario LanzaThe Stars at ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Play 24-7 (UK based label, releasing music in many styles)PLAX 3-X08
3.6We Three Kings of Orient Are2:59Mario Lanza100 Hits: Christmas LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-10-04
100 HitsDMG 100 068
1.4We Three Kings of Orient Are (remastered 1998)3:08Mario LanzaLanza Sings Christmas CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
  • XW2010-11-12
RCA Red Seal
1.22We Three Kings of Orient Are3:00Mario Lanza & The Jeff Alexander Choir100 Hits: Christmas ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-12-03
100 Hits
2.25We Three Kings of Orient Are?:??Mario Lanza and The Jeff Alexander ChoirThe Very Best of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011
Not Now MusicNOT3CD063
1.2We Three Kings of Orient Are?:??Mario Lanza50 Xmas Songs: 50 Classic Christmas Songs for the Perfect Holiday, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-11-15
2.24We Three Kings of Orient Are3:06Mario Lanza100 Christmas HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT4CD001
2.9We Three Kings3:01Mario LanzaChristmas Hits (50 Christmas crackers…)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music DigitalMDD2027
1.11We Three Kings3:04Mario LanzaChristmas Classical VoicesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-11-24
Rhino (reissue label), Sony Classical88843099602
1.15We Three Kings3:04Mario LanzaChristmas with Mario LanzaMario LanzaAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 656552
1.19We Three Kings3:01Mario LanzaChristmas with the StarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Greyhound Media
1.4We Three Kings of Orient Are (remastered 1998)3:12Mario LanzaLanza Sings Christmas CarolsMario LanzaAlbum
RCA VictorG010001716777Z

Relationships

choir vocals:Jeff Alexander Singers
tenor vocals:Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:Ray Sinatra
recording of:We Three Kings

Related works

We Three Kings

lyricist and composer:John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)
referred to in medleys:Chaconne à son Goût
Medley
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings (order: 2)
Rejoice With Exceeding Great Joy / We Three Kings (arr. Johnson, orch. Volpi) (order: 2)
Christmas Collage (order: 4)
later parody versions:香港長是我的家
later translated versions:Drie wijzen
later versions:We Three Kings (Nox Arcana version)
is the basis for:Paraphrase on ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’
Star of Wonder
Star of Wonder
Three Kings for Passiontide
We Three Kings (“… of Bankstown Square” parody by Bucko & Champs)
arrangements:We Three Kings (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement)
We Three Kings (arr. Neary)
We Three Kings (arr. Aly and AJ)
We Three Kings (arr. Moya Brennan)
We Three Kings (arr. Brett Stewart)
We Three Kings (Psalty)
We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. Scott Kritzer)
We Three Kings of Orient Are (lo‐fi arrangement)
We Three Kings of Orient Are (for choir and orchestra, arr. Elms)
music quoted in and lyrics quoted in:We Three Kings