"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | |
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Song by Andy Williams | |
from the album The Andy Williams Christmas Album | |
B-side | "The Christmas Song" |
Released | October 14, 1963 |
Genre | Christmas |
Length | 2:33 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Robert Mersey |
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular Christmas song written in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album, The Andy Williams Christmas Album. However, the song was not released as a promotional single by Williams' record label (Columbia Records) that year, as they instead opted to promote his cover of "White Christmas" as the official promo single from the album.[1] "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" has consistently made it onto pop singles charts around the world in the 2010s and 2020s. It peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 2020 and at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 2021.