Wizzard

Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood [en], 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 "See My Baby Jive [en]" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) [en]".

Wizzard
Wizzard in May 1974
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Genres	Glam rock, art rock, rock and roll, jazz rock
Years active	1972–1975
Labels	Jet [en], EMI, United Artists, Warner Bros., Edsel
Spinoffs	Wizzo Band [en], Violinski [en]
Spinoff of	Electric Light Orchestra The Move
Past member(s)	Roy Wood [en] Mike Burney Charlie Grima Bill Hunt [en] Hugh McDowell [en] Nick Pentelow Rick Price [en] Keith Smart Bob Brady

Personnel

• Roy Wood [en] - 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)
• Bill Hunt [en] - keyboards, French horn (1972–1973)
• Hugh McDowell [en] - cello, synthesisers (1972–1973; died 2018)
• Nick Pentelow - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1972–1975)
• Rick Price [en] - 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 [1]
Wizzard Brew [en]	Released: May 1973 Label: Harvest	25
Introducing Eddy and the Falcons [en]	Released: August 1974 Label: Warner Bros.	19	BPI: Silver
Main Street [en]	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 [1]	AUT [2]	BEL (Fl) [3]	BEL (Wa) [4]	GER [5]	IRE [6]	NL [7]	NOR [8]
"Ball Park Incident [en]"	1972	6	—	—	—	—	8	—[A]	—		Wizzard Brew[B]
"See My Baby Jive [en]"[C]	1973	1	20	19	41	5	1	10	9	BPI: Gold
"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) [en]"[D]		1	—	—	50	22	7	—	—	BPI: Silver
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"[E]		4	—	—	—	—	6	—[F]	—	BPI: 4× Platinum
"Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune) [en]"	1974	6	—	—	—	—	13	—	—		Introducing Eddy and the Falcons[G]
"This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby) [en]"		34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Are You Ready to Rock [en]"		8	—	—	49	—	10	—[H]	—
"Rattlesnake Roll"	1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Look Thru' the Eyes of Roy Wood & Wizzard - Hits & Rarities, Brilliance & Charm... (1974-1987)
"Indiana Rainbow"[I]	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 [1]	IRE [1][12]
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-recording)[J]	1981	41	—
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"[K]	1984	86	—
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-issue)[L]		23	—
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry)[M]	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	25	49
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Ball Park Incident" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number one on the Single Tip chart.^[9]
2. "Ball Park Incident", "See My Baby Jive", "Angel Fingers" and "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" feature on the 2006 reissue as a bonus tracks.
3. vocal backing by The Suedettes
4. vocal backing:The Suedettes and the Bleach Boys
5. Wizzard featuring vocal backing by The Suedettes plus The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir with additional noises by Miss Snob and Class 3C
6. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number four on the Single Tip chart.^[10]
7. "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)" and "Are You Ready to Rock" feature on the 1999 reissue as a bonus tracks.
8. "Are You Ready to Rock" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number ten on the Single Tip chart.^[11]
9. credited to Roy Wood's Wizzard
10. This is the new version with children from Kempsey Primary School, but released on Harvest Records with the same catalogue number as the original.
11. Credited by the Official Charts Company as Roy Wood and Wizzard.
12. Re-entry of re-issue with 12" re-recording.
13. In the digital era of downloads and streaming, the record is credited simply to Wizzard, with the rights holder being EMI Records.