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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Disky, also True (Spandau Ballet), American Patrol (Glenn Miller) and Pennsylvania 6–5000 (Glenn Miller)
Part of Christmas Carols, also The Holly and the Ivy, Silent Night and O Little Town of Bethlehem
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 61 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Francis Grier
- Part of
- Christmas Carols
- Released on
- Disky
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Francis Grier
- Part of
- Christmas Carols
- Released on
- Disky
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Disky
Same release: Christmas Carols
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Disky
Same release: Christmas Carols
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Disky
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz I Saw Three Ships was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
I Saw Three Ships was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I Saw Three Ships was performed by Francis Grier
I Saw Three Ships was performed by Francis Grier
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I Saw Three Ships was written by [traditional]
I Saw Three Ships was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz I Saw Three Ships is part of the release Christmas Carols
I Saw Three Ships is part of the release Christmas Carols
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Disky is the label of the song I Saw Three Ships
Disky is the label of the song I Saw Three Ships
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz I Saw Three Ships was released on 1986