Relationships

lyricist:Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
arranger:Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
later versions:Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
revision of:Once in Royal David’s City
arrangements:Once in royal David's city (arr. O'Donnell)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1988-07-05 – 1988-07-06Once in Royal David’s CityWorcester Cathedral Choir3:36
1993-07-09 – 1993-07-11Once in Royal David's CityChoir of Trinity College, Richard Marlow2:12
2001-02-09 – 2001-02-25Once in Royal David's CityChoir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, Owen Burdick5:45
2018-01-04 – 2018-01-06Once in Royal David’s CityChoir of Westminster School, Agatha Pethers, Ben Bloor, Timothy Garrard5:11
2020-12-17 – 2020-12-20Once in Royal David’s CityThe King’s Singers3:09
Once in Royal David's CityChoir of New College Oxford, Robert Quinney3:19
Once in Royal David's CityChoirs of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Ottawa, ON, Canada4:16
Once in Royal David's City (℗1999 EMI Records)Edward Moore, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Benjamin Bayl, Stephen Cleobury4:44
Once in royal David’s cityChoir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks5:35
Once in Royal David’s CityChoir of Trinity College2:15
Once in Royal Davids CitySt Paul’s Cathedral Choir4:12