Other Versions
Hayley Westenra recorded the song on her second album, My Gift to You, released in New Zealand and Australia, by Universal New Zealand label in 2001. Producer James Hall called it her "most perceptive" song choice for the album. The song was also included as a bonus song on a special UK version of her very successful first international album, Pure, in 2003, as well as the New Zealand version of her greatest hits album, River of Dreams: The Very Best of Hayley Westenra in 2008. Hayley also performed the song for her PBS Great Performances special, Live from New Zealand, which aired in 2004, and was released on DVD in 2005.
It has also been recorded by Kathleen Battle with Christopher Parkening, Glen Campbell, Natalie Cole, Clay Aiken, Reba McEntire, Donny Osmond, Clay Walker, Vikki Carr, Kimberley Locke, David Phelps, Helen Baylor, Kutless, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Vickie Winans, Trenton Wood, Spoken, Billy Dean, Scotty McCreery, The Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs, Michael Crawford, Rascal Flatts, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mark Lowry, Buddy Greene, Jeremy Camp, and Don Moen.
The song was also used as the basis for a musical, also titled Mary, Did You Know, written by Bruce Greer, that won the 1999 Dove Award for Musical of the Year.
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