I Saw Three Ships

Summary

I Saw Three Ships is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• I Saw Three Ships's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• I Saw Three Ships's genre is Christmas carol^[4].
• Among the performers on I Saw Three Ships was Nat King Cole^[5].
• I Saw Three Ships's Commons category is recorded as I Saw Three Ships^[6].
• I Saw Three Ships's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• I Saw Three Ships's said to be the same as is recorded as As I Sat on a Sunny Bank^[8].
• I Saw Three Ships's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• I Saw Three Ships's published in is recorded as Roud Folk Song Index^[10].
• I Saw Three Ships's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Saw Three Ships'}^[11].
• I Saw Three Ships's derivative work is recorded as I Made a Snow Friend^[12].
• I Saw Three Ships's derivative work is recorded as Ich sah drei Schiffe^[13].
• I Saw Three Ships's derivative work is recorded as Jag såg tre skepp^[14].
• I Saw Three Ships's form of creative work is recorded as song^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[16]

• Community tags: christmas^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 634f83cd-4026-3d85-bc1e-779605265ce1^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Saw Three Ships was performed by Nat King Cole^[5].

Publication

I Saw Three Ships's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7]. Its genre is Christmas carol^[4].

Why It Matters

I Saw Three Ships ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]