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Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, former member of the Move and co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartney." [1] They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".
Wizzard "Make Them Understand" 1965 Single Mike Sheridan's Lot: Wood's first song to be published "Meet Me at the Jailhouse" 1973 Wizzard Brew: Wizzard "Miss Clarke and the Computer" 1973 Boulders: Solo "Mist on a Monday Morning" 1968 Move: The Move "Moonriser" 1982 Single Solo "Music to Commit Suicide By" 1973 Single Solo "Move" 1966 Anthology ...
After increasing tensions, Wood left ELO in 1972 and formed a new group, Wizzard, who had seven hits, including Wood's most regularly broadcast song, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day". As a songwriter, Wood contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of the Move, ELO and Wizzard.
Wizzard scored four top 10 singles during the year, which included the number-one hits "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)", as well as their Christmas classic "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which peaked at number four for four consecutive weeks. 10cc achieved the first of their three UK number-one singles in June of ...
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", sometimes 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, as with most Wizzard songs, was written and produced by the band's frontman Roy Wood —formerly of The Move and a founding member of ...
"Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)" was a song written by Roy Wood. It was released by the British rock band Wizzard , as their first single on the Warner Bros label in 1974. [ 2 ] It was originally meant to be issued early in 1974 but the date was pushed back to 29 March 1974, before it was finally released on 19 April that year.
The album celebrates the band's 25th Anniversary singles career starting in 1972 and contains all of ELO's 29 UK hit singles plus other single edits that either didn't chart or were hits in other countries. All the songs included are reputed to be the edited 7" single versions; analysis of the vinyl 7" singles contradicts the claim. For example ...
"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)" is a popular song by English rock band Wizzard. Written and produced by Roy Wood, it was Wizzard's second, and last, UK number one single, spending a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in September 1973. [2] It peaked at number seven in Ireland. Backing vocals were provided by the Bleach Boys and the ...