Once in Royal David's City

~ Recording by The Westminster Abbey Choir featuring Sir Harry Secombe

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Once in Royal David's City3:19The Westminster Abbey Choir and Harry SecombeChristmas CarolsChoir of Westminster AbbeyAlbum
Castle PiePIESD 107
1.7Once in Royal David's City3:22The Westminster Abbey Choir featuring Sir Harry SecombeFavourite Christmas CarolsThe Westminster Abbey Choir featuring Sir Harry SecombeAlbumPickwick Compact Discs (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.)PWKM 4009
(unknown)
1.7Once in Royal David's City3:19The Westminster Abbey Choir and Harry SecombeFavourite Christmas CarolsThe Westminster Abbey Choir and Harry SecombeAlbum
  • GB2003-01-29
Platinum Music (subsidiary of Prism Leisure, UK)

Relationships

choir vocals:Westminster Abbey Choir
vocals:Sir Harry Secombe
conductor:Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
recording of:Once in Royal David’s City

Once in Royal David’s City

lyricist:Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
later translated versions:I Kong Davids by
I Kong Davids stad eingong
is the basis for:Prelude on "Irby" ("Once in Royal David’s City")
has revision:Once in royal David’s city (rev. Mann)
arrangements:Once in Royal David's City (arr. Ferguson)
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff))
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
music quoted on:Song for the King