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 (US single version)Harry Belafonte2:59
1956-07-20Mary’s Boy Child (album and UK single version)Harry Belafonte4:22
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 ChildcoverMontserrat Caballé & Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam mit den Schöneberger Sängerknaben2:25
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte7:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverHuman Nature2:40
Mary's Boy ChildBoney M4:21
Mary's Boy ChildNina & Frederik?:??
Mary's Boy ChildAndy Williams3:35
Mary's Boy ChildNina & Frederik3:29
Mary's Boy ChildBoney M.4:22
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary's Boy Childcover and instrumentalJim Hendricks & Bob Burns2:30
Mary's Boy ChildVera Lynn3:47
Mary's Boy ChildVera Lynn3:48
Mary's Boy ChildJohn McCarthy Chorus & William Davies5:09
Mary's Boy ChildcoverAaron Neville3:56
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:25
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLittle River Band3:32
Mary's Boy ChildcoverArchie Roach2:58
Mary's Boy ChildAndy Williams3:38
Mary's Boy ChildDonna Stucky2:19
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte?:??
Mary's Boy ChildPaul Downes2:41
Mary's Boy ChildNina & Frederik3:28
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildcoverBZN3:17
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:26
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThree Degrees2:25
Mary's Boy ChildcoverVal Doonican3:43
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLittle River Band?:??
Mary's Boy Child (live)liveAndy Williams3:40
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Secombe4:26
Mary's Boy ChildThe Three Degrees2:26
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Cranberry Singers3:05
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Mantovani Orchestra3:34
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildcoverDaddy Cool5:21
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:21
Mary's Boy ChildcoverImperials2:38
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:17
Mary's Boy ChildcoverThe Idea of North feat. James Morrison2:39
Mary's Boy ChildSissel Kyrkjebø5:04
Mary's Boy Childcover and instrumentalTapani Rinne7:56
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte3:00
Mary's Boy ChildcoverJoe McElderry3:57
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalGeoff Love & His Orchestra3:25
Mary's Boy ChildRosina Coombe?:??
Mary's Boy Childcover[unknown]2:36
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalMagnus Johansson2:27
Mary's Boy ChildcoverNicole3:37
Mary's Boy ChildDavid -Kawika- Kahiapo3:00
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
Mary's Boy ChildcoverJoyce5:07
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:21
Mary's Boy ChildThe Gospel Clefs2:25
Mary's Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:20
Mary's Boy ChildcoverStig Rossen4:26
Mary's Boy ChildThe English Chorale?:??
Mary's Boy ChildBobby Farrell feat. Sandy Chambers4:56
Mary's Boy ChildcoverLee Kernaghan3:21
Mary's Boy ChildVenetta Fields3:58
Mary's Boy ChildinstrumentalGuy Maeda4:25
Mary's Boy Child (Band Mix)coverThe Idea of North3:17
Mary's Boy Child (Oh My Lord)Boney M.5:11
Mary's Boy Child (Oh My Lord)Boney M.5:42
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 BoychildThe Cats3:52
Mary's BoychildSimone3:42
Mary's BoychildcoverBirthe Kjær3:13
Mary's BoychildNina & Frederik3:29
Mary's BoychildcoverThe Cats3:54
Mary's Little Boy ChildcoverHarry Belafonte4:31
Mary's Little Boy ChildThe London Sound 70 Orchestra and Chorus2:47
Mary's Little Boy ChildcoverJosé Feliciano4:41
Mary's Little Boy ChildThe Pete King Chorale2:57
Mary's Little Boy ChileinstrumentalKenny Burrell2:34
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:22
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte3:00
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:27
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:18
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:23
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:17
Mary’s Boy ChildHarry Belafonte4:24
Mary’s Boy ChildcoverJim Reeves?:??
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