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Dec 18, 2021 01:22am

<p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Mary, Did You Know?</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" is a&nbsp;Christmas song&nbsp;addressing&nbsp;Mary, mother of Jesus. &nbsp;It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist&nbsp;</span>Michael English in 1991<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> with lyrics written by&nbsp;Mark Lowry and music composed by Buddy Greene.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">English and Lowry were members of the&nbsp;Gaither Vocal Band, and Greene was touring with them.&nbsp;&nbsp;Lowry would record the song several times himself, most notably with the Gaither Vocal Band on their 1998 Christmas album,&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Still the Greatest Story Ever Told</em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">The song has since gone on to become a modern Christmas classic, recorded by hundreds of artists over the years.&nbsp;Several recordings have reached the top ten in the&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Billboard</em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;R&amp;B and Holiday charts. The song encourages contemplation of the relationship between Mary and her son, although some religious commentators have criticized the lyrics for downplaying Mary's own grace and understanding.</span></p>