Wizzard lyric timing sheet

1. WIZZARDWIZZARD I Wish it Could be Xmas Every DayI Wish it Could be Xmas Every Day
Using audio from this video for timings; we’ll remove the opening silence + possibly cut from 4:11
Words in Italics indicate emphasis: eg everyday = everydayayayay…
Brief sax riff between L2+L3 of chorus; guitar L3+L4
V1 VERSE number C1 CHORUS number bass Instrumental section notes
0:01 Till closing/ringing up
004
V0 All you lovely children [quite garbled!]
[+ kids going ‘yay’]
DRUMS, BASS, KEYS start
008 SAX
010 V1 When the snowman brings the snow,
013 Well he just might like to know.
017 He's put a great big smile on somebody's face.
020 DRUMS, BASS prominent
024 If you jump into your bed,
027 Quickly cover up your head,
030
Don't you lock the doors you know that sweet
Santa Claus is on the way.
036
C1 Well I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
043 SAX riff
044
When the kids start singing and the band
begins to play.
049 DRUMs
050
Ohhhhohoh I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
057 So let the bells ring out for Christmas.
106 V2 When we're skating in the park,
109 If the storm cloud paints it dark,
113
Then your rosy cheeks gonna light my merry
way.
119 DRUMs fill

2. 120 Now the frosticles appear
123 And they've frozen up my beard,
127
So we'll lie by the fire till the sleep simply melts
them all away.
133
C2 Well I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
140
When the kids start singing and the band
begins to play.
147
Ohhhhohoh I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
154 So let the bells ring out for Christmas.
201 Extended INST section; OBOEs in vid
216 In original vid cuts to little kids
227 V3 When the snowman brings the snow,
230 Well he just might like to know,
233 He's put a great big smile on somebody's face.
238 DRUMS, SAX, BASS
240 So if Santa brings that sleigh
244 All along the milky way,
247
I'll sign my name on the rooftop in the snow
then he may decide to stay.
253 SAX solo throughout C3
253
C3 Well I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
300
When the kids start singing and the band
begins to play.
307
Ohhhhohoh I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
314 So let the bells ring out for Christmas.
322 V4 OK you lot … take it [singer points clearly]
324 DRUM fill
Kids voices from here unless stated; we could cut this from the track
325
C4 Well I wish it could be Christmas
everyday.
330
Christmas day [band singer, on top of kids
audio]

3. 332
When the kids start singing and the band
begins to play.
337 Ohhhhohoh [band singer]
338 I wish it could be Christmas everyday.
345 Let the bells ring out for Christmas.
352-
411
V5 Why don't you give your love for
Christmas? In the vid, singer holds up a child;
very slow, drawn out vocals here
411
BELLS the only music from now to end. In vid, the band
stands while kids walk off stage
419
V6 When the snowman brings the snow [this is
the only line sung to the end]
424 When the snowman brings the snow
428
When the snowman brings the snow singer in
vid aims a kick at a departing kid
432 When the snowman brings the snow
436
When the snowman brings the snow track
starts to fade out
440 When the snowman brings the snow
442 When the snowman brings the snow
444 When the snowman brings the snow
QUICK NOTE OF NAMES ONLY
SINGER
BASS
GUITAR
DRUMS
SAX
KEYS
BELLS
OBOE?