4. WIZZARD - "I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY"

 

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Entered chart w/e 8/12/73

 

Reached No.4 w/e 22/12/73

 

Weeks on chart : 9

 

Reissues/re-entries : 1981 (41), 1984 (23), 2007 (downloads, 16)

 

Full credit : Wizzard, vocal backing by the Suedettes, plus the Stockland Green Bilateral School First Choir, additional noises: Miss Snob and Class 3C.

 

Absolutely timeless! I know it had Slade to compete with, but I still can't believe it ended up stuck at No.4 behind Gary Glitter and the New Seekers!

 

Other festive No.4s :

 

The Goons - "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas" (June 1956)

 

Adam Faith - "Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)" (1960)

 

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir - "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (original issue, 1972)

 

Dana - "It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas" (1975)

 

Mr Hankey - "Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo" (1999)

 

Bo Selecta - "Proper Crimbo" (2003)

 

i agree neil, possibly THE best crimbo song ever although the pogues/kirsty mac coll seem to be the fashionable one to like.

 

was it woodys best?.... (as wizzard), dunno, i like 'ball park incident' and 'see my baby jive' and the latter i think was his best.

 

mr hankey :lol:.... i cant have a dump on crimbo morning without laughing and expecting a 'howdy ho' from out the pan! :lol:

 

'proper crimbo' is imho the best crimbo track for many years.

Eoghan Quigg has tarnished the song badly now though :(

 

Great Xmas song though but Eoghan has removed some of the magic from it with his embarrassing cover of it in the X Factor final

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QUOTE(Neil B @ Dec 22 2008, 09:03 AM) 2353411[/snapback]

Other festive No.4s :

 

The Goons - "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas" (June 1956)

 

Adam Faith - "Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)" (1960)

 

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir - "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (original issue, 1972)

 

Dana - "It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas" (1975)

 

Mr Hankey - "Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo" (1999)

 

Bo Selecta - "Proper Crimbo" (2003)

 

 

I love Dana's song but it's never played and never appears on compilations like Now Xmas. :( :angry:

i agree neil, possibly THE best crimbo song ever although the pogues/kirsty mac coll seem to be the fashionable one to like.

 

was it woodys best?.... (as wizzard), dunno, i like 'ball park incident' and 'see my baby jive' and the latter i think was his best.

 

I think the box set of the Move would be good to listen to...tho i guess could be criticized for inventing the electric light orchestra...which is not a good thing...

 

unlike The Goons - "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas" which is class!!

 

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QUOTE(Neil B @ Dec 22 2008, 09:03 AM) 2353411[/snapback]

Other festive No.4s :

 

Dana - "It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas" (1975)

 

Mr Hankey - "Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo" (1999)

 

Bo Selecta - "Proper Crimbo" (2003)

 

I quite like the Dana one. Considering it got to No.4, it's surprising it's never played.

 

Though they're novelty records, Mr Hankey & Proper Crimbo are two of the christmas songs in years. Mr Hankey always cracks me up :lol: