Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas facts for kids
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| Released | 6 September 1996 (AUS) 24 October 2000 (US) 24 June 2003 (US) 20 October 2009 (UK) |
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| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
| Studio | The Tracking Station Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 33:27 | |||
| Label | ABC (AUS) Lyrick Studios (US) Koch Records (US) Union Square Music (UK) |
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| Producer | The Wiggles | |||
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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas is a super fun Christmas album by the Wiggles! It was first released on September 6, 1996. This was the seventh album for The Wiggles and their very first Christmas album ever. A video version of this album was also made the next year, so you could watch the songs too!
Contents
Original 1996 Album Songs
This album has lots of great songs to get you in the Christmas spirit. It includes classic Christmas tunes and some brand new Wiggles songs!
All songs written and composed by (or trad arr. by) M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page, except listed below.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Have a Very Merry Christmas" | 0:31 |
| 2. | "Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" | 2:14 |
| 3. | "With a Shiny Red Nose" (spoken) | 0:07 |
| 4. | "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer" | 1:56 |
| 5. | "If You See Santa" (spoken) | 0:11 |
| 6. | "Go Santa Go" | 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" | 2:04 |
| 11. | "Feliz Navidad" | 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 |
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Total length:
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33:27 | |
Who Played on the Album?
The main Wiggles at this time were Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page, and Anthony Field. They all helped make the music!
- Singers: Greg Page sang the main songs. Paul Paddick (who plays Captain Feathersword!) and the other Wiggles sang backup.
- Instruments: Many talented musicians played on the album.
- Dom Lindsay played trumpet and flugelhorn.
- Margaret Lindsay played cello, and Angela Lindsay played viola.
- Maria Schattovits played violin.
- Tony Henry and Peter Iacono played drums.
- Terry Murray, Rex Kellehr, Murray Cook, Anthony Field, and Greg Page played guitars.
- Murray Cook also played bass guitar.
- Jeff Fatt played organs, piano, and accordion.
- Behind the Scenes: Chris Brooks, Alex Keller, Roy Mollace, and Aaron Ruig were the engineers who helped record the music. Everything was recorded at The Tracking Station Studios in Sydney, Australia.
2017 Album Remake
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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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In 2017, The Wiggles released a new version of Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! This album came out on October 27, 2017, and has some of the same great songs, plus new ones!
Songs on the 2017 Album
This version includes many favorites and some new additions, all ready for Christmas fun!
All songs written and composed by (or trad arr. by) Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Oliver Brian, Alex Keller, except listed below.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" | |
| 7. | "Henry's Christmas Merengue" | |
| 8. | "Christmas Picnic" | |
| 9. | "Dorothy's Special Christmas Cake" | |
| 10. | "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" | |
| 11. | "Curoo Curoo" | |
| 12. | "Christmas Serenade" | |
| 13. | "Shining Around The World" | |
| 14. | "Wags Is Bouncing Around The Christmas Tree" | |
| 15. | "Away in a Manger" | |
| 16. | "Great Big Man in Red" | |
| 17. | "Let's Clap Hands For Santa Claus" | |
| 19. | "Christmas Carol Mega Mix" |
Who Made the 2017 Album?
The Wiggles for this album were Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins.
- Music Production: Anthony Field and Lachlan Gillespie produced the music.
- Singers: Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Paul Paddick, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins all sang.
- Santa: Paul Paddick played Santa!
- Instruments:
- Alex Keller played bass guitar.
- Lachlan Gillespie played piano and keyboard.
- Oliver Brian also played keyboard, drum programming, sleigh bells, acoustic & electric guitar, and nylon guitar.
- Michael McFadden played trumpet.
- Oliver Brian, Anthony Field, and Alex Keller played acoustic & electric guitar.
- Anthony Field played bass drum, marching snare, bagpipes, and banjo.
- Oliver Brian played dobro.
- Other Fun Stuff:
- Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins did claps.
- Maria Field, Lachlan Gillespie, and Paul Paddick did character voices.
- Anthony Field did dialogue.
- Lachlan Gillespie was the voice of Wags the Dog.
- Behind the Scenes:
- Music was recorded and mixed by Alex Keller at Hot Potato Studios in Sydney.
- Kate Chiodo was the production manager.
- Daniel Attard did the graphic design and took still photos.
The Original 1997 Video
| Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas | |
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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas 1997 cover
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| Directed by | Dean Covell |
| Produced by | Dean Covell |
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| Editing by | Stephen Rees Chisholm McTavish |
| Studio | The Wiggles Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC Video (#100767) |
| Release date(s) | 13 October 1997 |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
The Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas album was so popular that it was also made into a video! This video first came out in Australia on October 13, 1997. It was later updated and re-released in 1999 with some changes.
Songs in the 1997 Video
The video features many of the songs from the album, brought to life with The Wiggles and their friends!
- Have a Very Merry Christmas
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
- Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer (only in the 1997 version)
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- Go Santa Go
- Ding Dong Merrily On High
- Christmas Star
- Unto Us, This Holy Night
- Feliz Navidad
- Jingle Bells
- Christmas Picnic
- Let's Clap Hands For Santa Claus
- Henry's Christmas Dance
- Jeff's Christmas Tune
- It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword
- Away In A Manger
- Wags Is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree
- Silent Night
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Jeff's Christmas Tune End Credits
How the Video Was Made
Dean Covell was the director and producer of this video. The Wiggles and their friends got new costumes for this video. This was the first video (besides their movie) where The Wiggles had logos on their shirts! Dean Covell also added cool "3D animation" to parts of the video.
Who Was in the 1997 Video?
The main Wiggles in the video were:
There were also many other fun characters and performers:
- Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
- Dorothy the Dinosaur: Leeanne Ashley
- Dorothy's Voice: Carolyn Ferrie
- Henry the Octopus: Charmaine Martin
- Wags the Dog: Edward Rooke
- Santa: Jonathon Mill
- Mexican Puppets: Iggy (Graeme Haddon), Ziggy and Frank (Edward Rooke)
- Feliz Navidad Dancers: Larissa Wright, Reem Hanwell, Elyssa Dawson, Kristen Knox, Rhiannah Kitching, Shannon Smith
- Mary: Clare Field
- Joseph: Joseph Field
- Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer: Cassandra Halloran
- Reindeer: Jessica Halloran, Sian Ryan, Sofia Silvestrini
- Elves: Clare Field, Joseph Field, Emma Ryan, Natasha Petracic, Ashleigh Johns, Alicia Bryant, Laura Tilt, Anthony Silvestrini, Leonardo Silvestrini
- Shepherds: Jessica Halloran, Sian Ryan, Emma Ryan
- Wise Men: Cassandra Halloran, Sofia Silvestrini, Anthony Silvestrini
- Donkey: Laura Tilt
- Cow: Alicia Bryant
- Sheep: Natasha Petracic, Ashleigh Johns
- Drummer Boy: Leonardo Silvestrini
- Little Girls: Georgia Munro-Cook, Ceili Moore
The 1999 Re-release Video
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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release) 1999 cover
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| Studio | The Wiggles Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC Video (#102341) |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
The Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas video was re-released in 1999. In this new version, the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was removed. Instead, a live concert song called "Wiggly Christmas Medley" was added. This medley was filmed during their Toot, Toot! tour in December 1998. Some small spelling mistakes in the video were also fixed.
In 2018, this 1999 video version was put onto The Wiggles' YouTube channel in smaller parts, called "Classic Wiggles."
Where You Could Find It
The 1999 version of the video was released in different places around the world:
- VHS (Video Cassette):
- Australia: 1999
- United Kingdom: November 1, 1999
- North America: October 24, 2000
- DVD:
- North America: September 30, 2003 (This DVD had a cool photo gallery!)
- United Kingdom: November 21, 2005 (This was sold in a special pack with another Wiggles Christmas video called Yule Be Wiggling).
- Australia: October 9, 2006
2017 Video Remake
| 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 |
| Editing by | Timothy Cheeseman Aaron Hill Gerard Holmes Leonardo Silvestrini Yi Yin |
| Studio | The Wiggles Pty Ltd |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC DVD |
| Release date(s) | 1 November 2017 |
| Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
A brand new Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas video was released on November 1, 2017. This video is a new version of the original 1997 video, made with the current Wiggles!
Songs in the 2017 Video
This video features many of the songs from the 2017 album, perfect for a modern Christmas celebration!
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
- Here Come the Reindeer
- Jingle Bells
- It's a Christmas Party, On The Goodship Feathersword
- A Christmas Story
- Go Santa Go (featuring Greg Wiggle!)
- Henry's Christmas Merengue
- Christmas Picnic
- Dorothy's Special Christmas Cake
- Curoo Curoo (The Carol of the Birds)
- Christmas Serenade
- Shining Around the World
- Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree
- Away in a Manger
- Great Big Man in Red
- Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus
- Stille Nacht
- Christmas Carol Mega Mix
Images for kids
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The original 1996 album cover.
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The cover for the 1997 video release.
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The cover for the 1999 video re-release.
