Santa's Rockin'!

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Santa's Rockin'!
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Studio album by
Released2004
Recorded2004
StudioElectric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia [lower-alpha 1] [1]
Genre Children's music
Length40:40
Label ABC
Producer Anthony Field
The Wiggles chronology
Cold Spaghetti Western
(2004)
Santa's Rockin'!
(2004)
Live Hot Potatoes!
(2005)

Santa's Rockin'! is the 20th album release from Australian children's music group, the Wiggles. It is also the third Wiggles Christmas video release. It was released in 2004 by ABC Music and distributed by Roadshow Entertainment. [2]

Contents

Track list

  1. "Introduction"
  2. "Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding-Dong"
  3. "Introduction"
  4. "Great Big Man in Red" (featuring John Fogerty)
  5. "Introduction"
  6. "Mary's Boy Child"
  7. "Introduction"
  8. "Captain Feathersword's Christmas Dance"
  9. "Introduction"
  10. "Rockin' Santa!" (featuring John Fogerty)
  11. "Introduction"
  12. "Noche De Paz" (Silent Night)
  13. "Introduction"
  14. "This Little Baby is Born Again" (featuring Ross Wilson) [3]
  15. "Introduction"
  16. "Wags Stop Your Barking, It's Almost at Christmas Day" (featuring Barry Williams)
  17. "Introduction"
  18. "Christmas Barcarolle" (Let the World Rejoice)
  19. "Introduction"
  20. "Dorothy's Christmas Roses"
  21. "Introduction"
  22. "Away in a Manger"
  23. "Introduction"
  24. "Henry the Champion Christmas Wrapper"
  25. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
  26. "Introduction"
  27. "Day of Joy, Day of Peace" (Hamish's Lullaby)
  28. "Outro"

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Santa's Rockin'. [1]

Video

Santa's Rockin'!
Directed byPaul Field
Produced byPaul Field
Starring the Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC Video
(#104331)
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
80 minutes
Country Australia

Santa's Rockin'! was released on video in 2004.

Song List

  1. "Captain Feathersword's Christmas Dance"
  2. "Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding-Dong"
  3. "Great Big Man in Red" (featuring John Fogerty)
  4. "Away in a Manger"
  5. "Christmas Barcarolle" (Let the World Rejoice)
  6. "Henry the Champion Christmas Wrapper"
  7. "This Little Baby is Born Again" (featuring Ross Wilson)
  8. "Noche De Paz" (Silent Night)
  9. "Dorothy's Christmas Roses"
  10. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
  11. "Wags Stop Your Barking, It's Almost at Christmas Day" (featuring Barry Williams)
  12. "Rockin' Santa!" (featuring John Fogerty)

Cast

The cast as presented on the video:

The Wiggles are
Additional Cast
  • Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur: Lyn Stuckey
  • Wags the Dog: Kristy Talbot
  • Henry the Octopus: Katherine Patrick
Special Guest Musicians
  • John Fogerty
  • Fermando Moguel Sr.
  • Fermandito Moguel Jr.
  • Julio Moguel
  • Barry Williams
  • Ross Wilson

Notes

  1. John Fogerty recorded at NRG Studios, Los Angeles, USA

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    • Santa's Rockin (Media notes). The Wiggles. Koch Entertainment. 2004. p. Back cover.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  3. "This Little Baby is Born Again". Ross Wilson . 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2014.