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
1980Mary's Boy ChildcoverBugges Firo?:??
1985-12Mary's Boy Childcover and liveKiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis3:54
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
2010-07Mary's Boy ChildBryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans3:34
2010Mary’s BoychildcoverKoret på Botsen & Henning Kvitnes3:43
2011-05Mary's Boy ChildCantus, Øystein Baadsvik, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Torodd Wigum2:54
2022-12-10Mary’s Boy Childinstrumental and liveCambridge Wind Band2:35
Mary's Boy Child (live)liveAndy Williams3:40
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLittle River Band3:32
Mary's Boy ChildAndy Williams3:38
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalGeoff Love & His Orchestra3:25
Mary's Boy ChildcoverStig Rossen4:26
Mary's Boy ChildPaul Downes2:41
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalGuy Maeda4:25
Mary's Boy ChildBoney M.4:22
Mary's Boy ChildRosina Coombe?:??
Mary's Boy ChildNina & Frederik3:28
Mary's Boy ChildcoverMontserrat Caballé & Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam mit den Schöneberger Sängerknaben2:25
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary's Boy ChildcoverBZN3:17
Mary's Boy ChildDonna Stucky2:19
Mary's Boy ChildVera Lynn3:47
Mary's Boy ChildNina & Frederik?:??
Mary's Boy ChildVera Lynn3:48
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Secombe4:26
Mary's Boy Childcover[unknown]2:36
Mary's Boy ChildcoverArchie Roach2:58
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLittle River Band?:??
Mary's Boy ChildVenetta Fields3:58
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:21
Mary's Boy Childcover and instrumentalJim Hendricks & Bob Burns2:30
Mary's Boy ChildcoverVal Doonican3:43
Mary's Boy ChildcoverHuman Nature2:40
Mary's Boy ChildcoverJoyce5:07
Mary's Boy ChildNina & Frederik3:29
Mary's Boy ChildBoney M4:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Cranberry Singers3:05
Mary's Boy ChildThe Three Degrees2:26
Mary's Boy ChildcoverAaron Neville3:56
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte7:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverDaddy Cool5:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLee Kernaghan3:21
Mary's Boy ChildThe English Chorale?:??
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildSissel Kyrkjebø5:04
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Mantovani Orchestra3:34
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildcoverNicole3:37
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:17
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:26
Mary's Boy ChildDavid -Kawika- Kahiapo3:00
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThree Degrees2:25
Mary's Boy ChildJohn McCarthy Chorus & William Davies5:09
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary's Boy Childcover and instrumentalTapani Rinne7:56
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte3:00
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalMagnus Johansson2:27
Mary's Boy ChildThe Gospel Clefs2:25
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverJoe McElderry3:57
Mary's Boy ChildBobby Farrell feat. Sandy Chambers4:56
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:20
Mary's Boy ChildAndy Williams3:35
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:25
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Idea of North feat. James Morrison2:39
Mary's Boy ChildcoverImperials2:38
Mary's Boy ChildThe Blue Diamonds2:43
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
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 ChildMelanie Marshall, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter4:29
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverCutt Glas4:25
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverBryn Terfel3:37
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverMatt Monro3:19
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverMatt Monro3:20
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverAuscultate4:09
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte2:59
Mary’s Boy ChildBoney M.4:29
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverTommy Emmanuel c.g.p.3:16
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverMatt Monro3:20
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverThe Blue Diamonds2:43
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverThe Gospel Clefs2:20
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