When a Child Is Born (Soleado) by Johnny Mathis was a UK number 1 hit on Saturday, December 25, 1976 spending 3 week(s) at the top of the UK charts. "When A Child Is Born is a popular Christmas song. The original melody was "Soleado", a tune from 1974 by Ciro Dammicco (alias Zacar), composer for Italy's Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble, and Dario Baldan Bembo. The tune was based on Damicco's earlier tune "Le rose blu" published in 1972. The English language lyrics were written a few years later by Fred Jay (Friedrich Alex Jacobson IPI number 00015195204, who wrote many hits for Boney M such as Rasputin and Ma Baker). They do not make specific mention of Christmas. Fred Jay's lyrics have been sung by many artists, most successfully by Johnny Mathis in 1976, whose version was the Christmas number one in the UK.
Who sang When a Child Is Born (Soleado)?
When a Child Is Born (Soleado) was performed by Johnny Mathis
What year did When a Child Is Born (Soleado) get to the UK number 1 spot?
When a Child Is Born (Soleado) first became a UK number 1 on Saturday, December 25, 1976
How long was When a Child Is Born (Soleado) at number 1 in the UK?
When a Child Is Born (Soleado) spent 3 week(s) at number 1 in the UK.