I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

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"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", sometimes correctly written as "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day", is a Christmas song recorded by English glam rock band Wizzard. It was first released in December 1973 and, like most Wizzard songs, was written and produced by the band's frontman Roy Wood—formerly of the Move and a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra. Despite the song's strong, long-lasting popularity, it has reached no higher than number four on the UK singles chart, a position it occupied for four consecutive weeks from December 1973 to January 1974. Wood sings lead vocals. The original backing vocals for the single were by the Suedettes, augmented by the choir of Stockland Green School First Year, but, because the master tapes were lost, the 1981 version featuring pupils from Kempsey Primary School is the version that has been heard on TV, radio, streams and downloads since the early 1980s. The original sleeve of the single credits "Miss Snob and Class 3C" with...

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