Wizzard

Wizzard were an English glam rock band formed by Roy Wood, former member of the Move and co-founder of the Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartney." They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas song "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which has been played during every Christmas season in the UK since its release.
==Links to Peel==
In the early 70's Peel was a fan of much of Roy Wood's work, including acts associated with the musician such as the Move and Electric Light Orchestra. 
In the Singles Reviews published in Sounds on 18th August 1973, Peel discussed Wizzard's 'Angel Fingers', which later was a number 1 hit single, describing Roy Wood's productions as "real gems; vast, shuddering accumulations of random influences, quotes, steals and mad flashes". In the same feature on 8th December 1973, Peel gave praise to Wizzard's best-known hit 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday', suggesting that apart from Wood there was "no one around making consistently good pop singles".
Despite the relative lack of show tracklistings from the early 1970s on this site, it is possible that Peel would have first played Wizzard's records around 1973, although at the time he tended not to give precious airtime to leading "pop" artists played heavily elsewhere on Radio One.
In 1996, Peel played Wizzard's 'See My Baby Jive', whilst covering Mark Radcliffe's show.
==Shows Played==
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*17 October 1996: See My Baby Jive (album - Roy Wood - Singles) Connoisseur Collection
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*05 January 1984 (TOTP): Ball Park Incident (clip from 27/12/73)
== See Also ==
*Rock Family Trees: Birmingham Beat
*Gigography 1972
*Gigography 1973 
*Sounds
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists