"Mary's Boy Child" is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. Events The Malt Shop Era Begins With Love Is Strange By Mickey & Sylvia January 1 - Blue Suede Shoes Jester Hairston ( July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer songwriter arranger choral conductor and actor
It was first recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1956, for his album An Evening with Belafonte. Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist. An edited version was subsequently released as a single on RCA Victor 20-6735 (78rpm) / 47-6735 (45rpm), reaching #1 on the UK charts in 1957. A gramophone The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In 1962 the full-length version was added to a reissue of Belafonte's previously-released album To Wish You a Merry Christmas. To Wish You a Merry Christmas is an album by Harry Belafonte Recorded May 27 31 June 1 3 and 8 of 1958 in Hollywood. The song was also recorded by Mahalia Jackson in 1956 but titled as "Mary's Little Boy Child" on Columbia 40777 (78rpm) / 4-40777 (45rpm). Mahalia Jackson (October 26 1911 In 1929 Jackson met the composer Thomas A
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The most famous cover of the song is from the disco-group Boney M. from 1978. Boney M is a German pop and Disco group created by West German Record producer Frank Farian. This version returned the song to the top of the UK charts. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It has also been recorded by The Brothers Four, Charlotte Church, Greg MacDonald, Nat King Cole, The Merrymen, Jim Reeves (1963), Kiri Te Kanawa (1984), Harry Connick Jr,Roger Whittaker, The Little River Band, The Three Degrees, The Pete King Chorale, Nina & Frederik, Carola, Jan Malmsjö (as Varje människa har ett ljus), Kikki Danielsson (as Det hände sig för länge sen), Stefan Borsch (as Det hände sig för länge sen), Tommy Körberg (as Himlens hemlighet), Vikingarna and Schytts (as Du är som en sommardag, where the Schytts version was at Svensktoppen for 10 weeks in 1979, where it peaked at #1), Bryn Terfel, S. The Brothers Four are an American folk group founded in 1957 in Seattle Washington. Charlotte Maria Church (born 21 February 1986 is a Welsh singer actress and television presenter Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician The Merrymen, sometimes written as The MerryMen are a popular calypso band from Barbados. James Travis "Jim" Reeves ( August 20 1923 &ndash July 31 1964) was an American country and Pop singer Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, Pianist, Composer, Actor, Roger Whittaker (born March 22 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is an English - Kenyan Singer / Songwriter and Little River Band is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little The Three Degrees are a female Philly soul and Disco vocal Musical group formed in 1963 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Baroness Nina van Pallandt (born July 15 1932) is a Danish singer and actress Frederik Baron van Pallandt ( May 4 1932 - May 15 1994) was best known as the male half of the popular 1960s singing duo Nina & Frederik Carola Maria Häggkvist (born 8 September 1966) better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter Jan Malmsjö, born May 29 1932 in Lund, Sweden, is a highly acclaimed Swedish stage actor musical star and singer Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby, Sweden) is a Swedish country, Dansband and Stefan Borsch, born 19 January 1947 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish Dansband singer Tommy Körberg (ˈtɔmːʏ ˈɕɶːrˌbærj in Swedish ( Norsjö, July 4 1948) is a Swedish Singer, Actor, and Musician Vikingarna was a Swedish Dansband, formed in 1958 by Claes Johansson as "Jicco & the Vikings" Bryn Terfel Jones CBE (brɨn ˈtɛrvɛl born November 9, 1965) is a Welsh Bass-baritone opera and concert singer K. Y. and many others. It has also been included on the live concert DVD, A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert, featuring Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade and Wynton Marsalis, with André Previn as musical director. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Kathleen Battle (born August 13 1948, Portsmouth Ohio, USA Frederica von Stade ( June 1, 1945) is an American Mezzo-soprano. Wynton Learson Marsalis (b October 18, 1961) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b
| Preceded by "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets |
UK number one single (Harry Belafonte version) November 22, 1957 |
Succeeded by "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Preceded by "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart |
UK number one single (Boney M version) December 9, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Y.M.C.A." by Village People |
| Preceded by Wings |
UK Christmas Number One single
Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (Boney M. " That'll Be The Day " is a song written by Garth Salisbury and Buddy Holly and performed by various artists including Buddy Holly and The Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. The Crickets were a rock band from Lubbock Texas, formed by Singer / Songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) " Great Balls of Fire " is a 1957 Song written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American Rock and roll and Country music Singer, Songwriter " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? " is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) " YMCA " is a 1978 song by the Village People which became a hit in January 1979 Village People are a concept Disco group formed in the late 1970s Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. " Mull of Kintyre " is a popular 1977 song by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings. Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. version) 1978 |
Succeeded by Pink Floyd |
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