When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis

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About When a Child Is Born

"When A Child Is Born" is a popular Christmas song. The original melody was "Soleado", a tune from 1974 by Ciro Dammicco (alias Zacar), composer for Italy's Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble, and Dario Baldan Bembo. The tune was based on Damicco's earlier tune "Le rose blu" published in 1972. The English language lyrics were written a few years later by Fred Jay (Friedrich Alex Jacobson IPI number 00015195204, who wrote many hits for Boney M such as Rasputin and Ma Baker). They do not make specific mention of Christmas but the importance they attach to looking forward to the birth of one particular child somewhere, anywhere, suggests a reference to the birth of Jesus Christ, and the citing of "a tiny star" that "lights up way up high" may allude to the Star of Bethlehem. Fred Jay's lyrics have been sung by many artists, most successfully by Johnny Mathis in 1976, whose version was the Christmas number one in the UK. more »

Year: 1976 3:41 5,366 Views A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star lights up way up high All across the land, dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born A silent wish sails the seven seas The winds of change whisper in the trees And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn This comes to pass when a child is born A rosy hue settles all around You've got the feel you're on solid ground For a spell or two, no one seems forlorn This comes to pass when a child is born And all of this happens because the world is waiting, Waiting for one child Black, white, yellow, no one knows But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter, Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbor And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten, forever It's all a dream, an illusion now It must come true, sometime soon somehow All across the land, dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born

Johnny Mathis

John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born in Gilmer, Texas, on September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and 73 making the Billboard charts and Guinness World Record music chart historian Paul Gambaccini, confirms "Johnny Mathis has sold well over 350 million records worldwide". more »

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Written by: Alberto Salerno, Bembo A Baldan, Ciro Dammicco, Francesco Specchia, Maurizio Seymandi

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11 facts about this song

Release Year The song "When a Child is Born" by Johnny Mathis was released in the year 1976.

Popular Christmas Song Despite not having any explicit reference to Christmas, this song has become synonymous with the holiday season and is a popular festive standard.

Chart Performance When it was released, the song peaked at No.1 in the U.K Singles Chart and remained there for three weeks.

Popularity in U.K It is considered the artist’s biggest hit in the United Kingdom.

Cover Song The version by Johnny Mathis is essentially a cover as the melody was 'Soleado', a tune from 1974 by Ciro Dammicco (alias Zacar), composer for Italy's Daniel Santacruz Ensemble. The English language lyrics were later added by Fred Jay.

Song Message While the song does not mention Christmas, its theme of new birth and hope has often seen it interpreted as a metaphor for the birth of Jesus Christ.

Grammy Nomination The song got Mathis a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance.

Charity Use In 1990, Boney M. compiled several versions of the song to raise funds for the Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation, a charity initiated for aiding Romanian orphans.

Famous Covers Apart from Johnny Mathis, the song has been covered by numerous artists including Michael Jackson, Andrea Bocelli, and Sarah Brightman.

Christmas Number One Spot Johnny Mathis's version of “When a Child Is Born" claimed the coveted Christmas No. 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart in 1976.

Special Album "When a Child Is Born" appears on the 1986 album "Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis," which achieved Gold certification.

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