Mary's Boy Child

Summary

Mary's Boy Child is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mary's Boy Child's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Mary's Boy Child's composer is recorded as Jester Hairston^[4].
• Mary's Boy Child's genre is Christmas music^[5].
• Among the performers on Mary's Boy Child was The De Paur Chorus^[6].
• Among the performers on Mary's Boy Child was Harry Belafonte^[7].
• Mary's Boy Child was performed by Boney M.^[8].
• Among the performers on Mary's Boy Child was Carola Häggkvist^[9].
• Mary's Boy Child was performed by Tommy Körberg^[10].
• Mary's Boy Child was performed by Lasse Stefanz^[11].
• Mary's Boy Child's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Mary's Boy Child was published on December 1956^[13].
• Mary's Boy Child's lyricist is recorded as Jester Hairston^[14].
• Mary's Boy Child's narrative location is recorded as Bethlehem^[15].
• Mary's Boy Child's main subject is Nativity of Jesus^[16].
• Mary's Boy Child's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Mary's Boy Child"}^[17].
• Mary's Boy Child's derivative work is recorded as Varje mänska har ett ljus^[18].
• Mary's Boy Child's derivative work is recorded as Himlens hemlighet^[19].
• Mary's Boy Child's form of creative work is recorded as song^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[21]

• Genre(s): christmas music^[22]

• Community tags: christian, christmas, christmas music^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: a82381b4-76ff-3bde-bde7-d19643ccfcef^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The De Paur Chorus^[6], Harry Belafonte^[7], Boney M.^[8], Carola Häggkvist^[9], Tommy Körberg^[10], and Lasse Stefanz^[11].

Publication

Mary's Boy Child was released on December 1956^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is Christmas music^[5].

Subject and Themes

Mary's Boy Child's main subject is Nativity of Jesus^[16].

Why It Matters

Mary's Boy Child ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]