Mary's Boy Child

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"Mary's Boy Child", also known as "Mary's Little Boy Child" or "Mary's Little Boy Chile", is a 1956 Christmas song written by Jester Hairston. It is widely performed as a Christmas carol. The song is most associated with Harry Belafonte who released it as a single in December 1956, and on his album the following year, An Evening with Belafonte. The song has been recorded twice by Andy Williams, once on his 1965 album Merry Christmas and again on his 1997 album We Need A Little Christmas, and was one of the best selling singles for disco-group Boney M. in 1978, as "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord".

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