| BONEYM | German vocal group whose hits include Rivers of Babylon and Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord |
| PLAINSONG | Simple boy gets German vocal music (9) |
| NEBUCHADNEZZAR | King of Babylon, and destroyer of Jerusalem (14) |
| RONETTES | 1960s vocal group whose hits included Be My Baby and Baby, I Love You |
| DRIFTERS | US vocal group whose hits included Up on the Roof and Under the Boardwalk |
| INKSPOTS | The ____, U.S. vocal group whose hits included I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, in 1941 (3,5) |
| TASTE | Johnny Cash lamented, "The ... of love is sweet; When hearts like ours meet; I fell for you like a child; Oh, but the fire ran wild" |
| AGO | Third word of "Mary's Boy Child" |
| HARRYBELAFONTE | U.S. singer and actor who had a Christmas UK No 1 hit in 1957 with Mary's Boy Child (5,9) |
| BONEY | ___ M., Mary's Boy Child group (5) |
| CRYSTALS | The ___, US vocal group whose singles included Then He Kissed Me and He's A Rebel (8) |
| PSALMS | David's biblical hymns or sacred songs, sometimes of "green pastures", "rivers of Babylon" or "still waters" (6) |
| SHALAMAR | American R&B and soul group whose hits include I Can Make You Feel Good and A Night to Remember (8) |
| INFANTJESUS | Just as fine 'n' wild - Mary's boy child (6,5) |
| JESUS | Mary's boy child (5) |
| STEPS | Pop group whose hits include 5,6,7,8 and Tragedy (5) |
| EAGLES | The ---, rock group whose hits include Lyin' Eyes and Hotel California (6) |
| CREAM | Co-founded by Eric Clapton in 1966, the rock group whose hits include I Feel Free, Sunshine of Your |
| ALLSAINTS | Girl group whose hits include Never Ever and Pure Shores (3,6) |
| DOZY | Dave Dee, _, Beaky, Mick & Tich, group whose hits include The Legend Of Xanadu (4) |
