What connects this song
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Released on Decca Classics, also Ave Maria (Luciano Pavarotti), La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo) (Mirella Freni) and Well... All Right (Buddy Holly)
Recorded at St. Giles’ without Cripplegate, also Jane Seymour (Rick Wakeman), Merry-Go-Round of Life（「ハウルの動く城」より） (久石譲) and Bygone Days (from ‘Porco Rosso’) (久石譲)
Written by Cecil Frances Alexander, also Once in Royal David’s City (Robin Barter), Once in royal David's city (feat. descant Wilcocks) (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge) and Once in Royal David's City (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge)
Written by Henry John Gauntlett, also Once in Royal David’s City (Robin Barter), Once in royal David's city (feat. descant Wilcocks) (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge) and Once in Royal David's City (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
67 other songs on fono were recorded at St. Giles’ without Cripplegate, by Herbert Tachezi and Мстислав Ростропович and others
Cecil Frances Alexander’s most frequent co-writer is Henry John Gauntlett (5 songs together)
Cecil Frances Alexander first appears on fono in 1984, 31 years before this song
Henry John Gauntlett first appears on fono in 1984, 31 years before this song
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Cecil Frances Alexander and Henry John Gauntlett
- Performed by
- Nathaniel Morley, Simon Johnson and St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
- Recorded at
- St. Giles’ without Cripplegate
- Released on
- Decca Classics
- Written by
- Cecil Frances Alexander and Henry John Gauntlett
- Performed by
- Nathaniel Morley, Simon Johnson and St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
- Recorded at
- St. Giles’ without Cripplegate
- Released on
- Decca Classics
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Cecil Frances Alexander
Same label: Decca Classics
Same studio: St. Giles’ without Cripplegate
Same writer: Cecil Frances Alexander
Same label: Decca Classics
Same studio: St. Giles’ without Cripplegate
Same writer: Cecil Frances Alexander
Same label: Decca Classics
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was performed by Nathaniel Morley
Once in Royal David’s City was performed by Nathaniel Morley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was performed by Simon Johnson
Once in Royal David’s City was performed by Simon Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was performed by St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Once in Royal David’s City was performed by St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was written by Cecil Frances Alexander
Once in Royal David’s City was written by Cecil Frances Alexander
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was written by Henry John Gauntlett
Once in Royal David’s City was written by Henry John Gauntlett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City is part of the release Carols with St Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Once in Royal David’s City is part of the release Carols with St Paul’s Cathedral Choir
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was recorded at St. Giles’ without Cripplegate
Once in Royal David’s City was recorded at St. Giles’ without Cripplegate
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Decca Classics is the label of the song Once in Royal David’s City
Decca Classics is the label of the song Once in Royal David’s City
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Once in Royal David’s City was released on 2015-10-09
Once in Royal David’s City was released on 2015-10-09
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026