"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," Andy Williams
What's Christmas without Mr. Christmas himself, Andy Williams?
Written by Edward Pola and George Wyle, ""It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" was first recorded by Andy Williams for his 1963 Christmas album. Originally it was just written for Williams to isng on his show, which he did, a year earlier. As Williams himself later explained:
"George Wyle, who is a vocal director, who wrote all of the choir stuff and all of the duets and trios and things that I did with all the guests, he wrote a song just for the show – I think the second Christmas show we did – called 'Most Wonderful Time of the Year'. So I did that, you know, every Christmas, and then other people started doing it. And then suddenly it's become – not suddenly but over 30 years – it's become a big standard. I think it's one of the top ten Christmas songs of all time now."
Indeed it is. And I'm happy to present this video, my Christmas Music Video Of the Week, just before the big day. This clip is from "The Andy Williams Show," with the record overdubbed by the person who uploaded the video. Enjoy.
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