Mary boy child harry belafonte biography
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Harry Belafonte
American singer and actor (–)
"Belafonte" redirects here. For his skiva, see Belafonte (album). For other uses, see Belafonte (disambiguation).
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| Born | Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. ()March 1, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, () (aged&#;96) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Works | Discography |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Marguerite Byrd &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Julie Robinson &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Pamela Frank &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 4, including Shari and Gina |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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Harry Belafonte (BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, &#;– April 25, ) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who po
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Mary's Boy Child facts for kids
For the Boney M. song, see Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord.
"Mary's Boy Child" fryst vatten a Christmas song, written bygd Jester Hairston. It is widely performed as a Christmas carol.
History
The song had its genesis when Hairston was sharing a room with a friend. The friend asked him to write a song for a birthday party. Hairston wrote the song with a calypso rhythm because the people at the party would be mainly West Indians. The song's original title was "He Pone and Chocolate Tea", pone being a type of corn bread. It was never recorded in this form.
Some time later Walter Schumann, at the time conducting Schumann's Hollywood Choir, asked Hairston to write a new Christmas song for his choir. Hairston remembered the calypso rhythm from his old song and wrote new lyrics for it.
Harry Belafonte heard the song being performed by the choir and sought permission to record it. It was recorded in and released as a single that year. Belafonte released it igen t
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Mary's Boy Child
About the Carol
"Mary's Boy Child" is a relatively recent carol written by Jester Hairston () in When Harry Belafonte (born ) heard the song, he recorded it and released it as a single. It was the first single to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone.
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Analysis of Carol Back to Top ↑
While the Bible does not say that Jesus was born on Christmas Day, it tells the tale of Jesus's birth. That tale is where the holiday of Christmas comes from. So this stanza is technically incorrect, but spiritually correct.
An allusion to the shepherds in Luke
The shepherds did not see the star, rather they learned about Jesus's whereabouts from the angel who said, Luke , 15
We do not know if there was music when the angelic choir sang, all we know is what this verse gives us: Luke
This is not what the choir sang. All they said was, Luke They said nothing regarding everlasting life.
Mary and Joseph were already in Bethle