Wonderful Christmastime
| "Wonderful Christmastime" | ||||
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| B-side | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae (Instrumental)" | |||
| Released | 16 November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1979 | |||
| Studio | McCartney's home (Sussex) Spirit of Ranachan (Campbeltown) | |||
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| Length | 3:45
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| Songwriter | Paul McCartney | |||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
| Paul McCartney singles chronology | ||||
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| "Wonderful Christmastime" on YouTube | ||||
"Wonderful Christmastime" is a Christmas song by the English musician Paul McCartney. It was recorded during the sessions for McCartney's second solo album, McCartney II (1980), and released as a single in November 1979. It was McCartney's first solo single since "Eat at Home" in 1971.
"Wonderful Christmastime" reached the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, and the UK and the top 20 in Canada, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. It is a popular song during the Christmas season and has been covered by numerous artists.
"Wonderful Christmastime" was included on reissues of McCartney II and on the 1993 reissue of Back to the Egg, the final album by McCartney's band Wings. It was mixed into 5.1 surround sound for inclusion on the 2007 DVD The McCartney Years.