I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday Single (1973)

A Glam Xmas No. 4 Evergreen

Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 30, 1973, on Harvest Records (catalogue: HAR 5079), Wizzard’s “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” was Roy Wood’s glam Christmas anthem. Backed with “Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H. A.),” this choir-backed festive rocker — with The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir and The Suedettes — peaked at No. 4 on the Official Singles Chart for 9 weeks. Issued in gatefold sleeve (Warner sleeve with Harvest sticker), solid/4-prong centre, promo, and Decca contract pressing variants, with worldwide releases. A perennial Christmas classic.

Single Overview

Release Details

Label: Harvest Records.

Formats: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single (gatefold sleeve, solid/4-prong centre, promo, Decca pressing).

Full Track Listing

Side A

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Written-By: Roy Wood – Backing Vocals: The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir, The Suedettes

Side B

Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H. A.) – Written-By: Mike Burney

Global Variants

- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Gatefold Sleeve – Harvest HAR 5079 – UK – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Sleeve/Gatefold – Warner Bros. K 16336 – UK – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest HAR 5079 – UK – 1973

- 7", Single, Promo – Harvest HAR 5079 – UK – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Decca Contract Pressing – Harvest HAR 5079 – UK – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Australia – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Denmark – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Germany – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Greece – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Ireland – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Netherlands – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – New Zealand – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – Norway – 1973

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – Harvest – South Africa – 1973

Production and Context

Produced by Roy Wood. “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” featured school choir and glam sleigh bells. B-side sax-driven instrumental by Mike Burney.

Official Singles Chart Data

Peak position: 4

9 weeks – December 8, 1973 to February 2, 1974

19 → 6 → 4 → 4 → 4 → 4 → 16 → 22 → 41

Chart Performance

- UK Official Singles Chart: 4 (9 weeks) – entry December 8, 1973

Legacy and Collectibility

“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” is Wizzard’s glam Christmas classic — perennial festive No. 1 contender. Original UK Harvest gatefold pressings fetch £15–£50 on eBay/Discogs, promos £40–£100. Verify catalogue HAR 5079.

Streams on Spotify make it a Christmas staple. This single is a must-have for glam and Christmas collectors.

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION COMMITTEE STOCKLAND GREEN SCHOOL

Your youngster has been invited to join a small group of nine members of our Junior Choir who are going to London on Tuesday afternoon next 30th October, during the Half Tern holiday, to take part in a recording session. They are going to provide a children's chorus for a Christmas record by the "pop" group "Wizzard", entitled "I wish it would be Christmas every day".

The group will rehearse at school on Monday afternoon 29th October at 2.0 p.n. with Mr. Powell, our Head of Music. On Tuesday they will meet at school at 10.30 a.m. and will then go to London by coach, (accompanied by Mr. Powell and another colleague. They should bring a packed lunch to eat on the journey. The recording session will begin at 2.30 p.n. The children will be provided with a meal in London and will be back at school not later than 9 p.n. that evening. Nornal school travel insurance will be taken out. Ho cost will fall on you as parents.

I an sorry to give you such short notice, but if you have any query I should be grateful if you would contact us as soon as possible. In any case, if your child cannot join the party, please contact the school by 10 a.m. Monday so that we can arrange a substitute in tine for that afternoon's rehearsal.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube