Right then, butt. Itโs December. The tinselโs up, the pubs are rammed, Greggs is doing Godโs workโฆ and Wizzard are once again laughing all the way to the snow-covered bank. โ๏ธ๐ท
Because like clockwork, every festive season, that song explodes back into our lives:
๐ถ โI Wish It Could Be Christmas Everydayโ ๐ถ
A glam-rock sleighbell riot written by the legendary Roy Wood, and somehow still one of the most unavoidable, lovable, and financially unstoppable Christmas songs of all time.
Soโฆ how much does it actually make every year?
Strap in. ๐ท๐ฅ
๐ธ SOโฆ WHATโS THE DAMAGE?
Industry estimates suggest โI Wish It Could Be Christmas Everydayโ pulls in between ยฃ150,000 and ยฃ300,000 every single year.
Yep. Every. Single. Year.
Thatโs from:
- ๐ป Radio play
- ๐บ TV adverts and festive specials
- ๐ง Streaming
- ๐ Supermarket playlists (you know the ones)
- ๐ Christmas compilations your nan still owns on CD
And remember โ Roy Wood wrote it, so the songwriting royalties land squarely in his festive stocking. Ho ho holy hell. ๐ ๐ฐ
Some years, depending on chart resurgences and advertising deals, itโs believed the total can creep even higher.
Not bad for a song from 1973, mun.
๐ค WHY THIS SONG JUST WONโT DIE (IN A GOOD WAY)
Letโs be honest. This tune has everything:
- ๐ฅ Massive glam stomp drums
- ๐ Bells absolutely everywhere
- ๐บ Brass like Santaโs got a brass section on payroll
- ๐ A kidsโ choir screaming festive chaos
- ๐ธ Roy Wood sounding like heโs had four pints and invented Christmas
Itโs not subtle.
Itโs not calm.
It doesnโt whisper politely like certain other festive tunes we wonโt nameโฆ
It kicks the door in, throws tinsel at your face, and demands another round.
And thatโs exactly why it endures.
๐บ THE TV MOMENT THAT SEALED THE DEAL
That iconic performance footage โ colourful outfits, medieval wizard vibes, hair everywhere โ is burned into British Christmas culture. It pops up every year like a festive jump scareโฆ but one you secretly love.
The visuals alone keep the song alive on socials, memes, and telly reruns. One clip, a million views, another December payday.
Proper job. ๐๐
๐ CHRISTMAS SONGS: THE ULTIMATE LONG GAME
For musicians, a Christmas hit is basically:
๐ธ a pension
๐ค a legacy
๐ฐ a yearly bonus forever
Wizzard didnโt get Christmas Number One back in the day, but decades later? They won the war.
Every December, while the rest of us are arguing over wrapping paper and burnt roasties, this song quietly prints money.
Rock โnโ roll capitalism at its finest, mun. ๐ค๐ท
๐ FINAL THOUGHTS FROM THE RIFF REPORT
Love it or groan when it comes on for the 47th time in Tesco โ โI Wish It Could Be Christmas Everydayโ is untouchable.
Itโs loud.
Itโs daft.
Itโs pure British festive chaos.
And every year, it reminds us all of one brutal truth:
๐ The real winner of Christmasโฆ is Roy Wood.
Now if youโll excuse us, weโre off to whack it on full volume and annoy the neighbours.
Merry Christmas, butt. ๐
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