ANDY WILLIAMS - IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

ANDY WILLIAMS

SONGWRITERS: EDWARD POLA & GEORGE WYLE

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

LABEL: COLUMBIA PICTURES

GENRE: CHRISTMAS MUSIC

YEAR: 1963

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular Christmas song written in triple time 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.

The Andy Williams Christmas Album is the first Christmas holiday album released by singer Andy Williams. It was issued by Columbia Records in 1963, and it would prove to be the first of eight Christmas albums released by Williams. Though it was also the album that introduced Williams' perennial holiday classic "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", Columbia instead opted to release Williams' cover of "White Christmas" as the album's promotional single at the time.

A front-page story in Billboard magazine on Nov. 23, 1963, made clear the album was already destined to be a big hit, reporting: "Though the majority of retailers around the country that were contacted reported that Christmas product sales were just starting, they have already singled out the new 'Andy Williams Christmas Album' as the probably No. 1 LP for the next two months; at least of those albums thus far on the market. It is already registering heavy sales, as is his single 'White Christmas.'"

It's the most wonderful time of the year

With the kids jingle belling

And everyone telling you

Be of good cheer

It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the hap-happiest season of all

With those holiday greetings

And gay happy meetings

When friends come to call

It's the hap-happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting

Marshmallows for toasting

And caroling out in the snow

There'll be scary ghost stories

And tales of the glories

Of Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be much mistletoeing

And hearts will be glowing

When loved ones are near

It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be parties for hosting

Marshmallows for toasting

And caroling out in the snow

There'll be scary ghost stories

And tales of the glories of the

Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be much mistletoeing

And hearts will be glowing

When love ones are near

It's the most wonderful time

Yes the most wonderful time

Oh the most wonderful time

Of the year.