Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Wiggly,WigglyChristmasAlbum.jpg
Studio album by
Released
  • 1996 (1996)
StudioThe Tracking Station Studios, Sydney [1]
Genre Children's music
Length33:27
Label ABC (AUS)
Lyrick Studios (US)
Koch Records (US)
Union Square Music (UK)
Producer The Wiggles [1]
The Wiggles chronology
Wake Up Jeff!
(1996)
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
(1996)
The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack
(1997)

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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page, except listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Field1:49
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 Field2:04
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

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. [1]

The Wiggles are: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page, and Anthony Field

Staff

2017 album

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!
Studio album by
Released27 October 2017
Genre Children's Music
Length43:45
Label ABC
Producer Anthony Field & Lachlan Gillespie
The Wiggles chronology
Duets
(2017)
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!
(2017)
Nursery Rhymes 2
(2018)

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! is a Wiggles album released on 27 October 2017.

Track list

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"  

Personnel

Staff

Video

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
WigglyWigglyChristmas1997Video.jpg
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas 1997 cover
Directed byDean Covell
Produced byDean Covell
Starring
Edited byStephen Rees
Chisholm McTavish
Production
company
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC Video (#100767)
Release date
  • 13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)
Running time
41 minutes
CountryAustralia

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".

Song list

  1. Have a Very Merry Christmas
  2. Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
  3. Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer
  4. Here Comes Santa Claus
  5. Go Santa Go
  6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
  7. Christmas Star
  8. Unto Us, This Holy Night
  9. Feliz Navidad
  10. Jingle Bells
  11. Christmas Picnic
  12. Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus
  13. Henry's Christmas Dance
  14. Jeff's Christmas Tune
  15. It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword
  16. Away in a Manger
  17. Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree
  18. Silent Night
  19. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Production

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]

Release

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]

Cast

The Wiggles are:

Additional cast include:

1999 re-release

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release)
WigglyWigglyChristmas1999Video.jpg
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release) 1999 cover
Production
company
The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC Video (#102341)
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
43 minutes
CountryAustralia

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]

Home release

A listing of release dates for the 1999 edition. The US DVD features a photo gallery.

VHS

  • Region 4 (Australia): 1999 (Roadshow/ABC Video #102341)
  • Region 2 (United Kingdom): 1 November 1999 (Buena Vista/Walt Disney Home Video, EAN 5017186111975)
  • Region 1 (North America): 24 October 2000 (HIT Entertainment, under Lyrick Studios #2505)

DVD

  • Region 1 (North America): 30 September 2003 (HIT Entertainment #24031)
  • Region 2 (United Kingdom): 21 November 2005 (HIT Entertainment HIT41802 2-pack with Yule Be Wiggling)
  • Region 4 (Australia): 9 October 2006 (Roadshow #102341-9) [7] [8]

2017 video

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!
Directed byAnthony Field
Produced by Paul Field
Starring Anthony Field
Lachlan Gillespie
Simon Pryce
Emma Watkins
Greg Page
Edited byTimothy Cheeseman
Aaron Hill
Gerard Holmes
Leonardo Silvestrini
Yi Yin
Production
company
The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC DVD
Release date
  • 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryAustralia

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas is a Wiggles video that was released on 1 November 2017, a partial remake named after the 1997 video of the same name.

Song list

  1. Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
  2. Here Come the Reindeer
  3. Jingle Bells
  4. It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword
  5. A Christmas Story
  6. Go Santa Go (featuring Greg Wiggle)
  7. Henry's Christmas Merengue
  8. Christmas Picnic
  9. Dorothy's Special Christmas Cake
  10. Curoo Curoo (The Carol of the Birds)
  11. Christmas Serenade
  12. Shining Around the World
  13. Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree
  14. Away in a Manger
  15. Great Big Man in Red
  16. Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus
  17. Stille Nacht
  18. Christmas Carol Mega Mix

Notes

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    2. 1 2 "Photo of Wiggles video exhibit". Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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    4. Williams, Sue (9 August 1997). "World Wakes Up To The Wiggles". The Sun-Herald . Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012. As well as gearing up for the movie's launch and the release of another Christmas video in November, A Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas, the group is touring NSW and Victoria country areas, although often these days in far bigger venue
    5. "Powerhouse Museum - The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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