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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 Classics for Pleasure, also Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. Andante (Дмитрий Алексеев), Panis Angelicus (Hallé Choir) and Spiegel Im Spiegel for Violin and Piano (Tasmin Little)
Part of Once in Royal David's City, also The Shepherd's Cradle Song, Of the Father's Heart Begotten and How Far Is it to 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, 79 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
- Part of
- Once in Royal David's City
- Released on
- Classics for Pleasure
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
- Part of
- Once in Royal David's City
- Released on
- Classics for Pleasure
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Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Classics for Pleasure
Same release: Once in Royal David's City
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Classics for Pleasure
Same release: Once in Royal David's City
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Classics for Pleasure
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Truth from Above was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
The Truth from Above was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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2MusicBrainz The Truth from Above was written by [traditional]
The Truth from Above was written by [traditional]
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3MusicBrainz The Truth from Above is part of the release Once in Royal David's City
The Truth from Above is part of the release Once in Royal David's City
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4MusicBrainz Classics for Pleasure is the label of the song The Truth from Above
Classics for Pleasure is the label of the song The Truth from Above
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5MusicBrainz The Truth from Above was released on 2004-11-01
The Truth from Above was released on 2004-11-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026