In the United States, the track reached number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100, Boney M's last of four singles to chart there.

[5] In certain areas of the U.S., the medley can sometimes be heard during the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday season on radio stations which change to temporary all-Christmas music formats.

Despite the lack of success, the track was chosen as the one to launch Boney M. in the USA which remained the only territory the group had yet to conquer.

"Rivers of Babylon/"Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" is a 1988 remix single by German band Boney M., issued to launch the group's reunion, having been split since their 10th anniversary, 1986.

The Christmas Mega Mix was in fact just another name for a new remix of "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord".

(Hansa 74321 11933 2–211, Germany) The song was covered by the Australian pop band The Eclectics featuring Jared Lerner.