Christmas still a time of cheer for Roy Wood as his big hit becomes centre of new competition
It's been more than 50 years, but Roy Wood still loves to talk about the song which is a highlight of any Christmas event and which has taken on a new form as part of SPARaoke.
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It's a song which is synonymous with Christmas, one which gets people dancing and singing along and which is still loved by the writer and singer more than 50 years after it first hit the charts.
West Midlands music legend Roy Wood has been a recording and performing entertainer since 1967, being part of bands such as the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and, most notably, as the frontman of Wizzard, with which the now 78-year-old wrote the song which he is probably most remembered for.
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" reached Number Four in the UK Singles Charts in 1973 and is a single which the Birmingham-born singer says he still loves to play and is still proud of.
He said: "I am very proud of it and I'm not of those people who plays my own stuff at home, not unless I'm recording something new and need to list to something I've done before.
"However, with the Christmas one, if it comes on the radio, it just brings back good memories and you can tell from listening to it that we enjoyed recording it.
"I never imagined back then that, 50 years later, it would still be as popular as it was as in those days, you don't imagine it's going to last, but after a few years, it was still around and it's great that it still is."
The song, alongside "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade from the same year and "Lonely this Christmas" by Mud in 1974, are songs which have stood the test of time, full of character and still memorable to fans of music and lovers of Christmas.
