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 (order: 1) Mix Four (order: 1) Mix 2 (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 Maria’s kind Marian poika Marias guttebarn Seinier Cyrn, A Chaner Clych! Und Frieden für die Welt
arrangements:	Mary’s Boy Child Mary’s Little Boy Child

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
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1956-07-20	Mary’s Boy Child (album and UK single version)		Harry Belafonte	4:22
1956-07-20	Mary’s Boy Child (US single version)		Harry Belafonte	2:59
1957	Mary’s Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:23
1957	Mary’s Little Boy Child		The Jack Halloran Singers	?:??
1965	Mary's Little Boy Child		Andy Williams	3:54
1985-12	Mary's Boy Child	cover and live	Kiri Te Kanawa	3:54
1991-12-08	Mary's Boy Child (live, 1991-12-08: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA)	live	American Boychoir, Kathleen Battle, The Christmas Concert Choir, Frederica von Stade, Wynton Marsalis, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, André Previn	4:20
2001-12-16	Mary's Little Boy Child	live	Children's Chorus of Washington, Joan Gregoryk	2:26
2006-12-09 – 2006-12-10	Mary's Little Boy Child	live	Children's Chorus of Washington, Joan Gregoryk	2:09
2006	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Papermoon	3:54
2007	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Human Nature	2:45
2010-07	Mary's Boy Child		Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans	3:34
2010	Mary’s Boychild	cover	Koret på Botsen & Henning Kvitnes	3:43
2011-05	Mary's Boy Child		Cantus, Øystein Baadsvik, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Torodd Wigum	2:54
2022-12-10	Mary’s Boy Child	instrumental and live	Cambridge Wind Band	2:35
	Mary's Boy Child		Rosina Coombe	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	instrumental	Guy Maeda	4:25
	Mary's Boy Child		Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis	3:53
	Mary's Boy Child		Andy Williams	3:38
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Stig Rossen	4:26
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Daddy Cool	5:21
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	The Idea of North feat. James Morrison	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child		Paul Downes	2:41
	Mary's Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	3:29
	Mary's Boy Child		Boney M	4:21
	Mary's Boy Child (live)	live	Andy Williams	3:40
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:24
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:17
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Three Degrees	2:25
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Little River Band	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Little River Band	3:32
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Joyce	5:07
	Mary's Boy Child	cover and instrumental	Jim Hendricks & Bob Burns	2:30
	Mary's Boy Child		Venetta Fields	3:58
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:21
	Mary's Boy Child		The Three Degrees	2:26
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	The Cranberry Singers	3:05
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:25
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Aaron Neville	3:56
	Mary's Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	3:28
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Archie Roach	2:58
	Mary's Boy Child	instrumental	Geoff Love & His Orchestra	3:25
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Human Nature	2:40
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Secombe	4:26
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:20
	Mary's Boy Child		Boney M.	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	7:21
	Mary's Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child		The English Chorale	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Lee Kernaghan	3:21
	Mary's Boy Child		John McCarthy Chorus & William Davies	5:09
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Val Doonican	3:43
	Mary's Boy Child		Sissel Kyrkjebø	5:04
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Montserrat Caballé & Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam mit den Schöneberger Sängerknaben	2:25
	Mary's Boy Child		Donna Stucky	2:19
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Nicole	3:37
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:26
	Mary's Boy Child		The Gospel Clefs	2:25
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	The Mantovani Orchestra	3:34
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	[unknown]	2:36
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	3:00
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	BZN	3:17
	Mary's Boy Child	instrumental	Magnus Johansson	2:27
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Joe McElderry	3:57
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:21
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child	cover and instrumental	Tapani Rinne	7:56
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Imperials	2:38
	Mary's Boy Child		David -Kawika- Kahiapo	3:00
	Mary's Boy Child		Bobby Farrell feat. Sandy Chambers	4:56
	Mary's Boy Child		Andy Williams	3:35
	Mary's Boy Child (Band Mix)	cover	The Idea of North	?:??
	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 Lord	cover and medley	Ted Daigle & The Christmas in the Valley Singers	5:54
	Mary's Boy Child 2003	cover	Proj-act M.	3:12
	Mary's Boychild		Simone	3:42
	Mary's Boychild	cover	The Cats	3:54
	Mary's Boychild		The Cats	3:52
	Mary's Boychild		Nina & Frederik	3:29
	Mary's Boychild	cover	Birthe Kjær	3:13
	Mary's Little Boy Child		The London Sound 70 Orchestra and Chorus	2:47
	Mary's Little Boy Child		The Pete King Chorale	2:57
	Mary's Little Boy Child	cover	José Feliciano	4:41
	Mary's Little Boy Child	cover	Harry Belafonte	4:31
	Mary's Little Boy Chile	instrumental	Kenny Burrell	2:34
	Mary’s Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:18
	Mary’s Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:17
	Mary’s Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:18
	Mary’s Boy Child (Scott, Holiday, Garrison)	cover	The Three Degrees	2:26
	Mary’s Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:23
	Mary’s Boy Child	cover	Phil Coulter	3:19
	Mary’s Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	3:27
	Mary’s Boy Child	cover	Cutt Glas	4:25
	Mary’s Boy Child	cover	Bryn Terfel	3:37
	Mary’s Boy Child		Melanie Marshall, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter	4:29
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Mary’s Boy Child

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Genres: christmas music

Other tags: christmas, christian

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