who sings the christmas song mary did you know
Michael English
title: Mary, Did You Know? text: Mary, Did You Know? "Mary, Did You Know?" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry and music written by Buddy Greene. It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his self-titled debut solo album in 1991 (English and Lowry were both members of the Gaither Vocal Band at the time). It reached No. 6 on CCM Magazine's AC Chart. Lowry would record the song several times himself, most notably with the Gaither Vocal Band on their 1998 Christmas album "Still the Greatest Story Ever Told". The song has since gone on to become a title: Mary, Did You Know? text: modern Christmas classic, being recorded by many artists over the years across multiple genres. "Mary, Did You Know?" is originally in the key of E minor, with a tempo of 53 beats per minute based around a chord progression of Em–D–Am–B7sus4–B7 and is in the meter. A duet version recorded by Wynonna Judd and Kenny Rogers on Rogers' holiday album "The Gift" peaked at No. 55 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1997. Chart positions "Mary, Did You Know?" is Clay Aiken's fifth single for his Christmas album "Merry Christmas with Love". Aiken performed the song title: Mary, Did You Know? text: for the week ending December 6, 2014. Chart positions In 2015, Jordan Smith performed the song on "The Voice"'s season nine finals. This version debuted and peaked at No. 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and at No. 2 on the "Billboard" Holiday 100 chart on the week ending January 2, 2016. The song was also used as the basis for a stage musical, also titled "Mary, Did You Know" and written by Bruce Greer, that won the 1999 Dove Award for Musical of the Year. "Mary, Did You Know?" remains a popular piece of Christmas music, although some title: Mary, Did You Know? text: criticize it for what they perceive as a lack of scriptural or theological depth. For example, Lutheran writer Holly Scheer, in addressing the rhetorical-question title of the song writes that those familiar with "the biblical account of Christ’s conception and birth shouldn’t need to ask if Mary knew, because the Bible plainly tells us she did." Mary, Did You Know? "Mary, Did You Know?" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry and music written by Buddy Greene. It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his self-titled debut solo album in 1991 (English and title: Mary, Did You Know? text: on "The Tyra Banks Show". Chart positions "Mary, Did You Know?" is the eleventh track on Cee Lo's Christmas album "Cee Lo's Magic Moment". On December 15, 2012 the song appeared on the US R&B Songs chart at number 22. This version is the slowest of all. It also served as the closing credits song to the 2014 20th Century Fox movie "Son of God". Chart positions "Mary, Did You Know?" is the sixth track on Pentatonix's second Christmas album, "That's Christmas to Me". The song both debuted and peaked at No. 26 on the weekly "Billboard" Hot 100 chart