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

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Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
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1956-07-20	Mary’s Boy Child (US single version)		Harry Belafonte	2:59
1956-07-20	Mary’s Boy Child (album and UK single version)		Harry Belafonte	4:22
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
1980	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Bugges Firo	?:??
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		Harry Belafonte	4:17
	Mary's Boy Child		Vera Lynn	3:47
	Mary's Boy Child		Vera Lynn	3:48
	Mary's Boy Child		Donna Stucky	2:19
	Mary's Boy Child		Boney M.	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child		Paul Downes	2:41
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Stig Rossen	4:26
	Mary's Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	3:29
	Mary's Boy Child		Boney M	4:21
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child		Sissel Kyrkjebø	5:04
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:22
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:26
	Mary's Boy Child	instrumental	Guy Maeda	4:25
	Mary's Boy Child		Andy Williams	3:38
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Secombe	4:26
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Archie Roach	2:58
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Little River Band	3:32
	Mary's Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:21
	Mary's Boy Child		The Three Degrees	2:26
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Val Doonican	3:43
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	The Cranberry Singers	3:05
	Mary's Boy Child		Venetta Fields	3:58
	Mary's Boy Child		John McCarthy Chorus & William Davies	5:09
	Mary's Boy Child		Nina & Frederik	3:28
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Joyce	5:07
	Mary's Boy Child	instrumental	Geoff Love & His Orchestra	3:25
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Human Nature	2:40
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Little River Band	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Aaron Neville	3:56
	Mary's Boy Child		Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis	3:53
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:20
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	7:21
	Mary's Boy Child		The English Chorale	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Lee Kernaghan	3:21
	Mary's Boy Child		Rosina Coombe	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover and instrumental	Jim Hendricks & Bob Burns	2:30
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Nicole	3:37
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Montserrat Caballé & Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam mit den Schöneberger Sängerknaben	2:25
	Mary's Boy Child		The Gospel Clefs	2:25
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	The Mantovani Orchestra	3:34
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	[unknown]	2:36
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Three Degrees	2:25
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:24
	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	cover and instrumental	Tapani Rinne	7:56
	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		David -Kawika- Kahiapo	3:00
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Imperials	2:38
	Mary's Boy Child (live)	live	Andy Williams	3:40
	Mary's Boy Child		Bobby Farrell feat. Sandy Chambers	4:56
	Mary's Boy Child		Harry Belafonte	4:25
	Mary's Boy Child		Andy Williams	3:35
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	The Idea of North feat. James Morrison	?:??
	Mary's Boy Child	cover	Daddy Cool	5:21
	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		Nina & Frederik	3:29
	Mary's Boychild	cover	The Cats	3:54
	Mary's Boychild		The Cats	3:52
	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
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