Once in Royal David’s City

~ Recording by Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito Aiuto

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Once in Royal David’s City3:40Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito AiutoHark! Songs for Christmas, Volume IISufjan StevensEP
Asthmatic Kitty Records
2.6Once in Royal David’s City3:40Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito AiutoSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • NO2006-11-20
2.6Once in Royal David’s City3:40Sufjan StevensSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • XW2006-11-21
Asthmatic Kitty Records
2.6Once in Royal David’s City3:40Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito AiutoSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • US2006-11-21
Asthmatic Kitty RecordsAKR028
2.6Once in Royal David’s City3:40Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito AiutoSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • GB2007-11-19
Rough Trade (post-2000)RTRADCDX450
2.6Once in Royal David’s City3:40Sufjan Stevens feat. Vito AiutoSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • US2018-11-09
Asthmatic Kitty RecordsAKR028
1.13Once in David’s Royal City3:40Sufjan StevensSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • US2020-12-04
1.13Once in David's Royal City3:40Sufjan StevensSongs for ChristmasSufjan StevensEP + Compilation
  • XW2020-12-04
Asthmatic Kitty Records

Relationships

banjo, bell [sleigh bells], membranophone, oboe, piano and background vocals:Sufjan Stevens
guitar and lead vocals:Vito Aiuto
recording of:Once in Royal David’s City (cover)

Once in Royal David’s City

lyricist:Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
later translated versions:I Kong Davids by
I Kong Davids stad eingong
is the basis for:Prelude on "Irby" ("Once in Royal David’s City")
has revision:Once in royal David’s city (rev. Mann)
arrangements:Once in Royal David's City (arr. Ferguson)
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff))
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Rutter)
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Willcocks)
music quoted on:Song for the King