Wizzard

Wizzard were an English rock band formed by , who was previously a co-founding member of The Move and the Electric Light Orchestra. They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. They also achieved two number one singles in the UK with "" and "".

Personnel
  - vocals, guitars, saxophone, woodwinds, strings, keyboards, percussion (1972–1975)
 Mike Burney - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975; died 2014)
 Charlie Grima - drums, percussion, vocals (1972–1975)
  - keyboards, French horn (1972–1973)
  - cello, synthesisers (1972–1973; died 2018)
 Nick Pentelow - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975)
  - bass, vocals (1972–1975; died 2022)
 Keith Smart - drums (1972–1975; died 2025)
 Bob Brady - keyboards, vocals (1974–1975)

Timeline

Discography
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK  Released: May 1973
 Label: Harvest 25  Released: August 1974
 Label: Warner Bros. 19 BPI: Silver  Released: 2000
 Label: Edsel — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums
 Title Details See My Baby Jive Released: 1973
 Label: Harvest The Best of Roy Wood and Wizzard Released: 1996
 Label: Disky Look Thru' the Eyes of Roy Wood & Wizzard - Hits & Rarities, Brilliance & Charm... (1974-1987) Released: December 2006
 Label: Sanctuary Records

Singles
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUT BEL(Fl) BEL(Wa) GER IREPeak chart positions in Ireland: 
 For "Ball Park Incident", "See My Baby Jive", "Angel Fingers", "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)": 
 For "Are You Ready to Rock":  NL NOR "" 1972 6  —  —  —  —  8  —  — Wizzard Brew "" 1973 1  20  19  41  5  1  10  9 BPI: Gold "" 1  —  —  50  22  7  —  —  BPI: Silver "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" 4  —  —  —  —  6  —  — BPI: 4× Platinum "" 1974 6  —  —  —  —  13  —  — Introducing Eddy and the Falcons "" 34  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 8  —  —  49  —  10  —  — "Rattlesnake Roll" 1975 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Look Thru' the Eyes of Roy Wood & Wizzard -Hits & Rarities, Brilliance & Charm... (1974-1987) "Indiana Rainbow" 1976 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Main Street "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" re-issue and re-entry positions
 Title Year Peak chart positions UK IRE "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-recording) 1981 41  — "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" 1984 86  — "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-issue) 23  — "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 2007 16  — 2008 31  — 2009 45  — 2010 46  — 2011 28  — 2012 29  — 2013 31  — 2014 35  68 2015 27  49 2016 23  46 2017 15  29 2018 12  — 2019 10  — 2020 12  44 2021 15  26 2022 19  25 2023 25  32 2024 22  33 2025 24  33 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

References

Category:Musical groups established in 1972
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1975