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It was first recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1956 and became a hit on RCA Victor 20-6735 ( 78rpm ) / 47-6735 (45rpm). In 1962 Belafonte re-recorded a longer version and this was added to the previously released RCA Victor album ''To Wish You a Merry Christmas''. The song was also recorded by Mahalia Jackson in 1956 but titled as "Mary's Little Boy Child" on Columbia 40777 (78rpm) / 4-40777 (45rpm). It has also been recorded by The Brothers Four , Greg MacDonald , The Merrymen , Jim Reeves (1963), Boney M , Kiri Te Kanawa (1984), Harry Connick Jr , Pete King Chorale , Nina & Frederik, Carola , Jan Malmsjö (as ''Varje människa har ett ljus''), Kikki Danielsson (as ''Det hände sig för länge sen''), Stefan Borsch (as ''Det hände sig för länge sen''), Tommy Körberg (as ''Himlens hemlighet''), Vikingarna (as ''Du är som en sommardag''), Bryn Terfel and many others.
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