Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas, released on 6 September 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.

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Studio album by the Wiggles
Released	6 September 1996 (AUS) 24 October 2000 (US) 24 June 2003 (US) 20 October 2009 (UK)
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]
The Wiggles chronology
Wake Up Jeff! (1996) Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1996) The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack (1997)

Track listing

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
1.	"Have a Very Merry Christmas"	J Field	0:31
2.	"Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas"	M Cook/J Fatt/A Field/G Page/P Paddick	2:14
3.	"With a Shiny Red Nose" (spoken)		0:07
4.	"Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer"	Marks	1:56
5.	"If You See Santa" (spoken)		0:11
6.	"Go Santa Go"	J 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"	J Field	2:04
11.	"Feliz Navidad"	J 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

• Vocals - Greg Page
• Backing Vocals - Paul Paddick, The Wiggles
• Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet and Flugelhorn - Dom Lindsay
• Cello - Margaret Lindsay
• Viola - Angela Lindsay
• Violin - Maria Schattovits
• Drums - Tony Henry, Peter Iacono
• Guitars - Terry Murray, Rex Kellehr, Murray Cook, Anthony Field and Greg Page
• Bass - Murray Cook
• Organs, Piano, Accordion - Jeff Fatt

Staff

• Engineered by: Chris Brooks, Alex Keller, Roy Mollace, Aaron Ruig
• Recorded at The Tracking Station Studios, Sydney

2017 album

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!
Studio album by the Wiggles
Released	27 October 2017
Genre	Children's Music
Length	43:45
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.	Title	Writer(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"	John D 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

• The Wiggles: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
• Music Produced by Anthony Field & Lachlan Gillespie

• Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Greg Page, Paul Paddick, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
• Backing Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Paul Paddick, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
• Santa: Paul Paddick
• Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
• Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
• Keyboard: Oliver Brian, Lachlan Gillespie
• Trumpet: Michael McFadden
• Drum Programming: Oliver Brian
• Sleigh Bells: Oliver Brian
• Acoustic & Electric Guitar: Oliver Brian, Anthony Field, Alex Keller
• Nylon Guitar: Oliver Brian
• Claps: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
• Bass Drum: Anthony Field
• Marching Snare: Oliver Brian
• Character Voices: Maria Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Paul Paddick
• Bagpipes: Anthony Field
• Wags the Dog: Lachlan Gillespie
• Dialogue: Anthony Field
• Banjo: Anthony Field
• Dobro: Oliver Brian

Staff

• Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Sydney, NSW
• Music Recorded & Mixed by Alex Keller
• Production Manager: Kate Chiodo
• Graphic Design: Daniel Attard
• Still Photographer: Daniel Attard

Video

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas 1997 cover
Directed by	Dean Covell
Produced by	Dean Covell
Starring	Murray Cook Jeff Fatt Anthony Field Greg Page
Production company	The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Distributed by	Roadshow/ABC Video (#100767)
Release date	13 October 1997
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".

Song List

1. Have a Very Merry Christmas
2. Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
3. Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer (1997 version only)[note 1]
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
20. Jeff's Christmas Tune End Credits

Production

As with The Wiggles Movie, the costumes for The Wiggles and friends were updated. 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 Powerhouse Museum exhibit itself showed a poster with a release date for Wiggly Wiggly Christmas on ABC Video for 13 October 1997.[2]

Cast

The cast as presented on the videos:

The Wiggles are

• Murray Cook
• Jeff Fatt
• Anthony Field
• Greg Page

Additional Cast

• 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 by Balooga 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

1999 re-release

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release)
Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (re-release) 1999 cover
Production company	The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Distributed by	Roadshow/ABC Video (#102341)
Release date	1999
Running time	43 minutes
Country	Australia

The video was re-released in 1999 with the removal of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and the addition of a concert track called "Wiggly Christmas Medley".[note 2] The medley was filmed from their Toot, Toot! tour at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1998, and contains different camera angles before and after the song in comparison to its version on The Wiggly Big Show. Some minor typos in the video such as "Felice Navidad" were corrected, along with some cleanup on the title bars and closing credits. Some were not corrected in the American version.

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 by	Anthony Field
Produced by	Paul Field
Starring	Anthony Field Lachlan Gillespie Simon Pryce Emma Watkins Greg Page
Production company	The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Distributed by	Roadshow/ABC DVD
Release date	1 November 2017
Running time	63 minutes
Country	Australia

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 (feat. 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

1. Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer was listed on the back cover of the 1999 UK video edition, but was not in the actual video.
2. The songs in the Wiggly Christmas Medley are: "Have a Very Merry Christmas", "Unto Us, This Holy Night", "Feliz Navidad", "Jingle Bells", "Henry's Christmas Dance", "Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus" and "Go Santa Go".

References

1. Wiggly Wiggly Christmas booklet, last page
2. "Photo of Wiggles video exhibit". Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
3. Sarno, Tony (17 October 1997). "Wiggles Get In On The Act". Sydney Morning Herald.
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.
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hEnRuiuW2o
7. "2006, English, Video edition: Wiggly, wiggly Christmas (videorecording)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
8. "Buy Wiggles, The - Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (Handle Case) on DVD-Video from". EzyDVD.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas on IMDb
• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas on IMDb