A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Anne Shelton

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Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" is a British romantic popular song written in 1939 and published in 1940. The song makes reference to the nearby luxurious RITZ Hotel and Berkeley Square, a large leafy square park in Mayfair, London

That certain night, the night we met,
There was magic abroad in the air,
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square.

Nightingale, migrant songbird that is celebrated in Britain's literature and music for its beauty of song

Anne Shelton
was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military bases during the Second World War. During the 1950s and 60s, Anne had some success in the UK Singles Chart, topping it in 1956 with "Lay Down Your Arms".