On the 5th day of Christmas
We are getting one step closer to that day when Christmas finally arrives. And now for something a bit more unconventional, When a Child is Born
5 facts you may or may not know about this song
1.is a song of 1976 by Johnny Mathis written by Fred Jay
2. original melody was Soleado, a melody of 1974 by Ciro Dammico, alias Zacar, composer of the Italian group Daniel Santecruz Ensemble.
3. In 1974, the melody was sung with a Spanish lyrics by Manolo Otero, "Todo el tiempo del mundo" (I've All the Time for Waiting), and with a German lyrics by Michael Holm,"Tränen lügen nicht" (Tears Don't Lie).
4. most successful version is probably the Jack Gold produced version for Johnny Mathis which was his sole number one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in December 1976 and selling 850,000 copies.
5. Although the song is often sung as a Christmas standard, it does not actually make any specific mention of Christmas in its lyrics. However some people intrepret it as relating to the birth of Jesus
A ray of hope flitters in the sky
A shiny 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 have changed whisperin the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn
This comes to pass when a child is born
A rosy fume settles all around
Youve got the feel youre on solid ground
For a spell or two no-one seems forlorn
This comes to pass when a child is born
(spoken)
And all of this happened
Because the world is waiting
Waiting for one child
Black, white, yellow, no one knows
But a child that would grow up and turn tears to laughter
Hate to love, war to peace
And everyone to everyones neighbour
Misery and suffering would be forgotten forever
Its all a dream and illusion now
It must come true, sometimes soon somehow
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
When a child is born
When a child is born - Hannah Morris