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| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
| Studio | The Tracking Station Studios, Sydney [1] | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 33:27 | |||
| Label | ABC (AUS) Lyrick Studios (US) Koch Records (US) Union Square Music (UK) | |||
| Producer | The Wiggles [1] | |||
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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas, released in 1996 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. It is the Wiggles' seventh album and the group's first Christmas album. It was made into a video the following year.
All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page, except listed below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Have a Very Merry Christmas" | John Field | 0:31 |
| 2. | "Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Paddick | 2:14 |
| 3. | "With a Shiny Red Nose" (spoken) | 0:07 | |
| 4. | "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 1:56 |
| 5. | "If You See Santa" (spoken) | 0:11 | |
| 6. | "Go Santa Go" | John Field | 1:49 |
| 7. | "Ding Dong Merrily on High" | 1:29 | |
| 8. | "Shepherds" (spoken) | 0:11 | |
| 9. | "Christmas Star" | 0:28 | |
| 10. | "Unto Us, This Holy Night" | John Field | 2:04 |
| 11. | "Feliz Navidad" | Jose Feliciano | 2:20 |
| 12. | "Peace and Joy to Everyone" (spoken) | 0:05 | |
| 13. | "Jingle Bells" | 1:52 | |
| 14. | "Christmas Picnic" | 2:20 | |
| 15. | "Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus" | 1:32 | |
| 16. | "Breebop Poem" (spoken) | 0:08 | |
| 17. | "Henry's Christmas Dance" | 1:36 | |
| 18. | "Jeff's Christmas Tune" | 1:59 | |
| 19. | "Pirate Food Poem" (spoken) | 0:11 | |
| 20. | "It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword" | 1:56 | |
| 21. | "Away in a Manger" | 1:03 | |
| 22. | "Wags Ate the Rags" (spoken) | 0:07 | |
| 23. | "Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree" | 1:27 | |
| 24. | "Reindeer Express" | 2:02 | |
| 25. | "Silent Night" | 2:59 | |
| 26. | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | 0:26 | |
| Total length: | 33:27 | ||
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. [1]
The Wiggles are: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page, and Anthony Field
Staff
| Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! | ||||
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| Released | 27 October 2017 | |||
| Genre | Children's Music | |||
| Length | 43:45 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Anthony Field & Lachlan Gillespie | |||
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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! is a Wiggles album released on 27 October 2017.
All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Oliver Brian, Alex Keller, except listed below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Paddick | |
| 2. | "Here Come the Reindeer" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field | |
| 3. | "Jingle Bells" | ||
| 4. | "It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | |
| 5. | "A Christmas Story" | ||
| 6. | "Go Santa Go" | John Field | |
| 7. | "Henry's Christmas Merengue" | ||
| 8. | "Christmas Picnic" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | |
| 9. | "Dorothy's Special Christmas Cake" | ||
| 10. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | |
| 11. | "Curoo Curoo" | ||
| 12. | "Christmas Serenade" | ||
| 13. | "Shining Around the World" | ||
| 14. | "Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | |
| 15. | "Away in a Manger" | ||
| 16. | "Great Big Man in Red" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay | |
| 17. | "Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | |
| 18. | "Stille Nacht" | ||
| 19. | "Christmas Carol Mega Mix" |
| Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas | |
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 Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas 1997 cover | |
| Directed by | Dean Covell |
| Produced by | Dean Covell |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Stephen Rees Chisholm McTavish |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC Video (#100767) |
Release date |
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Running time | 41 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
The album was also made into a video with the same title. It was originally released in 1997 in the Australia region. [2] It was later edited and re-released in 1999 to account for changes made in the TV series and the addition of a "Wiggly Christmas Medley".
As with The Wiggles Movie , the costumes for The Wiggles and friends were updated.[ specify ] It is the first video besides the movie where The Wiggles have logos on their shirts. Producer and Director Dean Covell added "3D animation" to the videos.
The Christmas set was in the background during the taping of the interviews with The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword for The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack Enhance CD bonus track. [3]
In an August 1997 article by The Sun-Herald, the Wiggles planned to release the Christmas video in November, and was going to tour New South Wales and Victoria. [4] The Powerhouse Museum website listed the video as being released in September 1997. [5] However, The Wiggles Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum Exhibition itself showed a video poster with a video release date of Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas On ABC Video for 13 October 1997. [2]
The Wiggles are:
Additional cast include:
| Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release) | |
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 Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release) 1999 cover | |
Production company | The Wiggles Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC Video (#102341) |
Release date |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
The video was re-released in 1999 with the removal of "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and the addition of a concert track called "Wiggly Christmas Medley".
In 2018, the 1999 video version was released into multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles. [6]
A listing of release dates for the 1999 edition. The US DVD features a photo gallery.
| Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Field |
| Produced by | Paul Field |
| Starring | Anthony Field Lachlan Gillespie Simon Pryce Emma Watkins Greg Page |
| Edited by | Timothy Cheeseman Aaron Hill Gerard Holmes Leonardo Silvestrini Yi Yin |
Production company | The Wiggles Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC DVD |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
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