Timeless Christmas hit is the gift that keeps on giving for Wizzard
Research shows 97% of the band’s streaming revenue comes from the 1973 single I Wish It Could Be Christmas EverydayIf you listen closely to the start of Wizzard’s yuletide standard...
By Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent · The Guardian Culture
Research shows 97% of the band’s streaming revenue comes from the 1973 single I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday If you listen closely to the start of Wizzard’s yuletide standard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, you’ll hear the kerching of a cash register. The sound might have been “ a winning speck of cynicism in the tinselly facade ” of 70s consumerism, but five decades on it has proved prophetic – the song accounts for nearly all of the band’s streams on Spotify. Continue reading...