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Mary, Did You Know? is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry in 1984 and music written by Buddy Greene six years later.

The song has been recorded by many diverse artists, including Christopher Parkening & Kathleen Battle, Gary Chapman, Spoken, Reba McEntire, Michael Crawford, Natalie Cole, Brian Littrell, Clay Aiken, Heatwarmer, Kimberley Locke, Kathy Mattea, Kalan Porter, Clay Walker, Donny Osmond, Michael W. Smith, Hayley Westenra, Michael English, B.E. Taylor, The Von Trapp Children, The Gas House Gang, Kutless, Tony Orlando, Lea Salonga and Steve Decrow. David Archuleta had also performed this live, as so did many other artists. Finbar Wright recorded it in 2009 for ‘The Irish Tenors Christmas’.

Mark Lowry has recorded his own version of the song on three of his albums. The first recording was on his album Remotely Controlled and the second recording was on his album Mark Lowry on Broadway. Before writing the song, Lowry had many questions about what Mary was thinking and his thoughts are explained right before he sings the song on his album Mark Lowry on Broadway. His most recent album containing the song is his Christmas album titled Mary, Did You Know released in 2004.

A duet version recorded by Wynonna and Kenny Rogers peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1997.

Kathleen Alice (Kathy) Mattea is an American female country music and bluegrass performer who often brings Celtic sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a singer, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. This total includes the Number One hits “Goin’ Gone”, “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses”, “Come from the Heart” and “Burnin’ Old Memories”, as well as twelve additional Top Ten singles.

This one is really cute. I made this one last year.  I like it. Click here.

Shakin’ Stevens, also known as “Shaky” (born Michael Barrett, 4 March 1948) is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter, who has the distinction of being the top selling male UK singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw commercial success in his native land. In the UK alone, Stevens has charted no fewer than 33 top 40 hit singles in the sales charts, making him one of the most charted (and biggest selling) acts of all-time.

Most Filipino are usually use pata or pork leg as Crispy pata nilaga or  paksiw na pata.  If you are looking for alternative way other than those we use to cooked.   I followed the instruction in the recipe using hoisin sauce on some of my recipe, it gives a hint of Chinese to the dish that supposed to taste like one. I know it’s always troublesome to cook authentic Chinese dishes, because it requires ingredients that are not common on the average Filipino kitchen, however using these ready to use Lee Kum Kee sauces or oyster sauce. Here’s the website where i get this recipe . Source.