who wrote the song mary did you know
Buddy Greene Mark Lowry
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: Mark Lowry text: near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, while touring with his college evangelistic team. He sustained eleven broken bones, and spent a good deal of time in physical therapy recovering from the accident. In 1984, Lowry wrote the lyrics to the song "Mary, Did You Know?", when asked to write a script for a church Christmas play. He wrote a series of questions that he would like to ask Mary, the mother of Jesus. These questions were used in between the scenes of the play. Over the next decade, Lowry tried to find music that would complete the song. Eventually, musician and songwriter Buddy 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: 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