Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas is the sixth Wiggles video that special released on October 13, 1997.

## Overview

Christmas is such a happy time and who better to share your Christmas with than the happiest band in the land, The Wiggles! It's a rollicking Christmas in their new Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas video. Everyone will love hearing their original songs about the festive season, and singing along to their favourite carols. Enjoy the magic of Christmas with your friends The Wiggles!

## Songs

1. Have a Very Merry Christmas
2. Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
3. Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer (1997 Version)
4. Here Comes Santa Claus
5. Go Santa Go
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
7. Christmas Star
8. Unto Us, This Holy Night
9. Feliz Navidad
10. Jingle Bells
11. Christmas Picnic
12. Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus
13. Henry's Christmas Dance
14. Jeff's Christmas Tune
15. It's a Christmas Party, On The Goodship Feathersword
16. Away in a Manger
17. Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree
18. Silent Night
19. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
20. Wiggly Christmas Medley (1999 Version)

## Trivia

* The Playhouse Disney version of this video special omits the Special Thanks, contact information and website.
	+ This version was later used for The Wiggles Channel in December of 2021.
* This is the first Wiggles Christmas video.
* In North America, it's also the only Wiggles Christmas video to be released by Lyrick Studios.
* This video was most likely filmed in July to August 1997.
* This is the first video where The Wiggles have logos (previously debuted in Wiggledance!) on their shirts and belt buckles.
* The 1999 release was more successful than the 1997 release, as it was released in markets outside Australia, broadcasted as a movie on Playhouse Disney in America, released on VCD in 2003, and uploaded on YouTube as part of Classic Wiggles in November 2018 and on WildBrain's channel starting on December 23rd, 2021.
* The Wiggles brought the Lyrick Studios release of this video to their first American interview and Live TV performance on NBC's Today Show.
* This is the first video to have a song before the introduction.
* This marks the debut of the Fender American Vintage Telecaster ("Red Starry Guitar").
* The costumes of The Wiggly Friends are inconsistent between the video and the cover. Henry the Octopus is in his second costume (in the video itself, his third), Dorothy is in her third costume (in the video, her fourth) and Wags in his first costume (in the video, his second).
* In "Dorothy's Dance Scene", there are three instrumental song cameos, one is Scotland The Brave, the second is Achy Breaky Heart and the third is I'll Tell Me Ma.
* Murray's daughter, Georgia Munro-Cook is seen in "Ding Dong Merrily on High", "Christmas Star" and "Unto Us, This Holy Night".
* The beach Scene of the Wiggles building a sandcastle was filmed of them tearing it down then putting the footage into reverse to make it look like they were building it.
* At the part where we see Jeff asleep after we see his dream when the other Wiggles run over to him and notice he's asleep Murray carries the Red Starry Guitar with him.
* The 2002 Canadian VHS uses the 1997 song list verbatim.
* The Wiggles aren't seen in "Ding Dong Merrily on High" until 2011's "It's Always Christmas With You!".
* In "Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree", Anthony, Jeff and Murray are nowhere to be seen except the Christmas Tree background.
* The "I" from The Wiggles Logo is purple in the intro.
* In "Christmas Picnic", Murray wears a paper crown after Captain Feathersword arrives on the beach.
* According to Larissa Wright on the 2010 interview with Clare Field, she auditioned for this video when she was 15 years old.
* The Australian version of the 1999 re-release features new, alternate title cards and also features newly typed credits.
* This video marks the first time Jeff doesn't play the accordion.
* This marks the debut of the Höfner Bass Guitar.
* This is the first video that the Red Starry Keyboard has more stars.
* The tune to "Christmas Picnic" was previously seen as the instrumental piece from the "Goodbye Dance (Instrumental)" song from "Wake Up Jeff!"
* This is the first appearance of the Alarm Clock Chair.
* Unlike other Wiggles videos, this is the only one that doesn't contain any cartoon sound effects.
* This is the third oldest Video to be released in America, the first was Big Red Car released a year later as "Dance Party".
* The Australian DVD was released a month before Greg Page was replaced by Sam Moran.
* This is the oldest video to have been released in the UK, albeit re-edited.
* In America, this was the only Lyrick Studios video with a 2002 reprint with the HIT Entertainment ident replacing the Lyrick Studios ident while the rest stayed the same.
	+ However, some copies of this tape actually do feature the Lyrick Studios logo.
* Georgia Munro-Cook was only credited on the Australian rerelease as "Georgia Cook".
* The Australian 1997 version's opening has the 1993-1998 ABC For Kids promo, while the 1999 version has the 1992-2009 ABC For Kids intro.
* In Australia, this is the oldest Wiggles video to be released on DVD, despite being the 1999 version. Other older Wiggles videos haven't been released on DVD, but have been uploaded on YouTube as part of Classic Wiggles Playlist, however, Big Red Car was released on DVD in North America.
* In the 1997 version, AMCOS was credited for Have a Very Merry Christmas, Go Santa Go and Unto Us, This Holy Night.
* At the end of Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus, the Santa and the Elves footage from Go Santa Go is mirrored.
* In the 1999 version, Wiggly Christmas Medley is in mono.
* Wiggly Christmas Medley's intro uses a different take than the one used in The Wiggly Big Show. This take appears to have been shot after the end of the concert, as the arena sounds noticeably emptier.
* This and Santa's Rockin'! were the only HIT Entertainment Wiggles DVD’s to not be re-released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
* In the introduction to Feliz Navidad, the dialogue sounds slightly different in the both versions.
* This is the first US DVD to have the Trailers menu.
* The white balance and contrast of the video is significantly off, leaving it noticeably washed out and too bright.
* For unknown reasons, this video wasn't included in The Wiggles Lyrick Studios Video & Audio Collection trailer.
* During the opening scene, "Deck the Halls" is heard playing. However, the Wiggles never actually covered the song.