Wonderful Christmastime
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae" | |||||||||
| Released | 16 November 1979 | |||||||||
| Format | 7-inch 45 rpm | |||||||||
| Recorded | 30 August 1979, Lower Gate Farm, Sussex | |||||||||
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| Length | 3:45 | |||||||||
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| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |||||||||
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| Single by Kylie Minogue and Mika | |||||||||
| from the album Kylie Christmas: Snow Queen Edition | |||||||||
| Released | 9 December 2016 | ||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||
| Recorded | 2016 | ||||||||
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| Length | 3:43 | ||||||||
| Label | Parlophone | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Anderson | ||||||||
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"Wonderful Christmastime" is a 1979 Christmas song by Paul McCartney. It enjoys significant Christmas time popularity around the world. The song was later added as a bonus track on the 1993 CD reissue of Wings' Back to the Egg album.
The track was added as a bonus track to the 2011 reissue of the McCartney II album, with both full and edited versions included. The track was also mixed in 5.1 surround sound for inclusion on the 2007 DVD release The McCartney Years.
McCartney recorded the song entirely on his own during the sessions for his solo project McCartney II. Although the members of Wings are not on the recording, they do appear in the promotional music video, which was filmed at the Fountain Inn in Ashurst, West Sussex. It also includes footage filmed at the Hippodrome Theatre in Eastbourne, where McCartney rehearsed his 1979 UK tour.
"Wonderful Christmastime" can be heard in the 1998 animated film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie during Santa's takeoff on Christmas Eve. Wings performed the song during their 1979 tour of the UK.
Following its release as a stand-alone single in the United Kingdom, "Wonderful Christmastime" peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart the week ending 5 January 1980. In the United States the single peaked at No. 83 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart and No. 94 on the Record World Singles Chart, but did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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