Wonderful Christmastime

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"Wonderful Christmastime" is a Christmas song by the English musician Paul McCartney. It was recorded during the sessions for McCartney's third solo album, McCartney II (1980), and released as a non-album single in November 1979, his first solo single since 1971. It is a synth-pop song driven by synthesisers. The song was supported by a music video featuring McCartney and the members of Wings. It was later included on reissues of McCartney II and Wings' final album Back to the Egg (1979). "Wonderful Christmastime" reached the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, and the UK, and the top 20 in Canada, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. However, it failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. Music critics gave the song negative reviews on release, and its reception has remained polarising in later decades, appearing on lists ranking the best and worst Christmas songs. While some argue it effectively spreads holiday cheer, others criticise its repetitive lyrics, style...

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