When a Child Is Born
E700497
"When a Child Is Born" is a popular Christmas song best known through Johnny Mathis’s 1976 hit version, often associated with themes of hope and new beginnings.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soleado | 0 |
| Michael Holm | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
ⓘ
singer ⓘ song ⓘ |
| chartSuccessIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Ciro Dammicco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dario Baldan Bembo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfNotableSuccess |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Michael Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLanguageVersions |
German
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
A ray of hope flickers in the sky
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All across the land dawns a brand new morn ⓘ This comes to pass when a child is born ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hope
ⓘ
new beginnings ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | Soleado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Christmas season
ⓘ
holiday music playlists ⓘ |
| isCoveredBy | various artists ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAt | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JohnnyMathisVersionChartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| JohnnyMathisVersionChartTypeUK | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JohnnyMathisVersionIsChristmasNumberOneUK | true ⓘ |
| JohnnyMathisVersionWeeksAtNumberOneUK | 3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy | Johnny Mathis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMelodyTitle | Soleado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabelOfJohnnyMathisVersion | CBS Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfJohnnyMathisVersion | 1976 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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