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"Mary's Boy Child", also known as "Mary's Little Boy Child", is a 1956 Christmas song written by Jester Hairston. [6] It is widely performed as a Christmas carol . History
Hairston wrote the song "Mary's Boy Child" in 1956. He also arranged the song "Amen", which he dubbed for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field, and arranged traditional Negro spirituals. [16] Most of Hairston's film work was in the field of composing, arranging and choral conducting.
"Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" [nb 1] is a 1978 Christmas single by Boney M., a cover of Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit "Mary's Boy Child", put in medley with the new song "Oh My Lord". The single had its premiere on 2 November 1978 on the German TV-show "Starparade" (Episode 44) which aired on ZDF.
In the United Kingdom, "Banana Boat Song" was released in March 1957 and spent ten weeks in the top 10 of the UK singles chart, reaching a peak of number two, and in August, "Island in the Sun" reached number three, spending 14 weeks in the top 10. In November, "Mary's Boy Child" reached number one in the UK, where it spent seven weeks. [31]
"Mary's Boy Child" is the only song to be Christmas number one for two artists – Harry Belafonte in 1957 and Boney M. in 1978 – although "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been Christmas number one for three generations of Band Aid. [32] The original version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
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Harry Belafonte had three UK top 10 entries this year, including the year's Christmas number-one, "Mary's Boy Child". Andy Williams made his UK chart debut in May 1957 with his version of Charlie Gracie's "Butterfly", which spent two weeks at number-one. While Williams would have a further eight UK top 10 hits during his lifetime, "Butterfly ...
Taylor Swift had fans squealing during her Saturday, July 6, Eras Tour concert because she played “Mary’s Song (Oh My My)” live for the first time since 2008. On Saturday, Swift, 34 ...