It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - wikipedia It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year For other uses, see The Most Wonderful Time of the Year ( disambiguation ). `` It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year '' Song by Andy Williams from the album The Andy Williams Christmas Album Released October 14, 1963 Genre Christmas music Songwriter ( s ) Edward Pola and George Wyle `` It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year '' is a popular Christmas song written in triple time in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album, The Andy Williams Christmas Album. However, the song was not released as a promotional single by Williams ' record label ( Columbia Records ) that year, as they instead opted to promote his cover of `` White Christmas '' as the official promo single from the album. Contents 1 Song Content 2 Other notable versions 3 Use in advertising and parodies 4 References 5 External links Song content The song is a celebration and description of activities associated with the Christmas season, focusing primarily on get - togethers between friends and families. Among the activities included in the song is the telling of `` scary ghost stories, '' a Victorian Christmas tradition that has mostly fallen into disuse, but survives in the seasonal popularity of numerous adaptations of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol. Other activities mentioned include hosting parties, spontaneous visits from friends, universal social gaiety, spending time with loved ones, sledding for children, roasting marshmallows, sharing stories about previous Christmases, and singing Christmas carols in winter weather. In a 2005 interview, Williams discusses how The Andy Williams Show figured into his recording of `` It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year '' : `` 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 10 Christmas songs of all time now. '' In the issue of Billboard magazine dated November 28, 2009, the list of the `` Top 10 Holiday Songs ( Since 2001 ) '' places the Williams recording of `` It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year '' at No. 5. 2001 also marked the first year in which the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) started compiling data regarding the radio airplay of holiday songs, and although the Williams classic started out at No. 25 of twenty - five songs that were ranked that year, it gained steam over the next ten years, reaching No. 18 in 2002, No. 13 in 2003, and eventually getting to No. 4 in 2010. The song was selected as the theme song for Christmas Seals in both 2009 and 2012. Other notable versions Johnny Mathis recorded a version. Amy Grant recorded a version in 1992. 1999 : Garth Brooks released a version of the song on his second holiday album, Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas. Brooks also became the first artist to chart a version of the song in North America, as his country remake peaked at No. 56 on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. 2003 / 2004 : Williams re-records song in a shorter, more upbeat version for the movie Surviving Christmas 2006 : Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat recorded a version for the album The Muppets : A Green and Red Christmas. 2007 Patti LaBelle released her version of the song on her second Christmas Album, Miss Patti 's Christmas. 2008 : Harry Connick Jr. released a version of the song on his third holiday album, What a Night ! A Christmas Album. This recording peaked at No. 9 on Billboard 's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. BarlowGirl also recorded a version of this song on their Christmas album, Home for Christmas. This recording peaked at No. 21 on Billboard 's Christian Songs chart. Use in advertising and parodies For years, the song was used humorously in the Staples office supply retail chain 's annual back to school advertising campaign. In the commercials, the parents joyously shop for school supplies to this song in anticipation of the upcoming school year while their children sullenly follow. The Johnny Mathis rendition of the song is used to comic effect in the 1996 film, `` Jingle All the Way ''. Williams returned to the UK singles charts with his 1963 recording in December 2007, thanks to an advertisement for Marks & Spencer, reaching No. 21 in its first appearance in the British charts, also reaching No. 108 on the EU Top 200. It was also used for a Marks & Spencer Christmas advert in 2002. BarlowGirl 's cover of the song was used to promote Christmas at the White House : An Oprah Winfrey Special. In the Autumn and early winter of 2011, Nissan Motors advertising for their annual sale included a production number featuring an Andy Williams - like voice actor, with lyrics modified to promote the sale event. A 2013 YouTube video promoting the Disneyland Resort 's Halloween celebrations humorously used the song over shots of various Disney villains spreading mischief throughout resort 's theme parks. The song also played by Ellen DeGeneres during the segment of ' 12 Days of Giveaways ``. The song was spoofed again by The Coca - Cola Company in a Sprite Cranberry commercial in 2017. The spoof 's title was called It 's the Thirstiest Time of the Year. '' References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Christmas in the Charts ( 1920 - 2004 ). Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. p. 65. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 161 - 6. Jump up ^ Telling ghost stories is a lost tradition on Christmas Eve, By Jeffrey Peterson, Deseret News Thursday, Dec. 23 2010 Jump up ^ Told After Supper, Jerome K. Jerome Jump up ^ Williams, Andy. Interviewed by Karen Herman. Archive of American Television, A Program of the Television Academy Foundation. emmytvlegends.org, 19 September 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Holiday Cheer ''. Billboard. 2009 - 11 - 28. p. 38. Jump up ^ `` ASCAP Announces Top 25 Holiday Songs -- Irving Berlin 's `` White Christmas '' Tops List ``. findarticles.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` ASCAP Updates Top 25 Holiday Song List -- `` The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting ) '' Tops List ``. ASCAP.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` ASCAP Announces the Top 25 Holiday Songs -- `` Santa Claus Is Coming To Town '' Tops List ``. ASCAP.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` '' Sleigh Ride '' Tops ASCAP 's List of Most - Played Holiday Songs in 2010 ``. ASCAP.com. Retrieved 12 October 2011. Jump up ^ http://mp3lemon.ws/song/504289/01_-_Andy_Williams_-_The_Most_Wonderful_Time_Of_The_Year Jump up ^ `` Harry Connick, Jr. Awards ''. Jump up ^ `` Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116705/soundtrack Jump up ^ `` Banderas set for Christmas ad ''. Metro. 2 Nov 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Antonio Banderas leading man in new M&S Christmas campaign ''. Daily Mail. London. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Jump up ^ Laing, Dave ( 26 September 2012 ). `` Andy Williams obituary ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Christmas at the White House An Oprah Primetime Special ''. YouTube. December 14, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2016. Jump up ^ Video on YouTube Jump up ^ Video on YouTube External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Andy Williams Studio albums Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein Two Time Winners To You Sweetheart, Aloha Lonely Street The Village of St. Bernadette Under Paris Skies Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes Warm and Willing Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests The Andy Williams Christmas Album The Wonderful World of Andy Williams The Academy Award - Winning `` Call Me Irresponsible '' and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Great Songs from `` My Fair Lady '' and Other Broadway Hits Andy Williams ' Dear Heart Merry Christmas The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Love, Andy Honey Happy Heart Get Together with Andy Williams Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head The Andy Williams Show Love Story You 've Got a Friend Love Theme from `` The Godfather '' Alone Again ( Naturally ) Solitaire The Way We Were Christmas Present You Lay So Easy on My Mind The Other Side of Me Andy Let 's Love While We Can Greatest Love Classics Close Enough for Love I Still Believe in Santa Claus Nashville We Need a Little Christmas I Do n't Remember Ever Growing Up Compilations Andy Williams Andy Williams ' Best Million Seller Songs Canadian Sunset Andy Williams ' Newest Hits May Each Day The Andy Williams Sound of Music Andy Williams ' Greatest Hits The Impossible Dream Love Story Andy Williams ' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ( CBS ) Andy Williams ' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Reflections The Best of Andy Williams ( 1992 ) Personal Christmas Collection 16 Most Requested Songs : Encore ! The Best of Andy Williams ( 1996 ) The Love Songs In the Lounge with... The Very Best of Andy Williams ( 2000 ) Andy The Essential Andy Williams B Sides and Rarities Music to Watch Girls By : The Very Best of Andy Williams Moon River : The Very Best of Andy Williams The Very Best of Andy Williams ( 2009 ) The Classic Christmas Album Live albums Greatest Hits The New Andy Williams Christmas Album Singles `` Walk Hand in Hand '' `` Canadian Sunset '' `` Butterfly '' `` I Like Your Kind of Love '' `` Lips of Wine '' `` Are You Sincere ? '' `` Promise Me, Love '' `` The Hawaiian Wedding Song '' `` Lonely Street '' `` The Village of St. Bernadette '' `` Danny Boy '' `` Fly by Night '' `` Stranger on the Shore '' `` Do n't You Believe It '' `` Twilight Time '' `` Ca n't Get Used to Losing You '' `` Days of Wine and Roses '' `` Hopeless '' `` A Fool Never Learns '' `` Charade '' `` Wrong for Each Other '' `` On the Street Where You Live '' `` Almost There '' `` Dear Heart '' ``... and Roses and Roses '' `` Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ( Corcovado ) '' `` May Each Day '' `` You 're Gonna Hear from Me '' `` Bye Bye Blues '' `` How Can I Tell Her It 's Over '' `` In the Arms of Love '' `` Music to Watch Girls By '' `` Holly '' `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' `` Sweet Memories '' `` Battle Hymn of the Republic '' `` Happy Heart '' `` Live and Learn '' `` A Woman 's Way '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` One Day of Your Life '' `` It 's So Easy '' `` Home Lovin ' Man '' `` ( Where Do I Begin ? ) Love Story '' `` A Song for You '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' `` Speak Softly Love ( Love Theme from The Godfather ) '' `` MacArthur Park '' `` Solitaire '' `` Love 's Theme '' `` Another Lonely Song '' `` Cry Softly '' `` Sad Eyes '' `` The Other Side of Me '' `` Tell It Like It Is '' `` It 's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year '' B - Sides `` I 'm So Lonesome I Could Cry '' `` I Want to Be Wanted '' `` Summertime '' `` So Rare '' `` Emily '' `` Red Roses for a Blue Lady '' `` I 'll Remember You '' `` Something '' `` My Love '' `` They Long to Be Close to You '' `` I Love My Friend '' Related articles Discography The Williams Brothers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_the_Most_Wonderful_Time_of_the_Year&oldid=815792987 '' Categories : 1963 songs American Christmas songs Andy Williams songs Songs with lyrics by Edward Pola Songs with music by George Wyle Hidden categories : All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from December 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Norsk Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 17 December 2017, at 05 : 03. 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Question: who sings the most wonderful time of the year
Answer: Andy Williams