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Wonderful Christmastime Lyrics by Paul McCartney
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- Recording: “Wonderful Christmastime” is credited to Paul McCartney.
- Released: 1985 on “Now That’s What I Call Music: The Christmas Album”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:49.
- Genre: Filed under Rock.
- Lyrics: This page has 44 lyric lines and 48 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Paul McCartney.
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Who performs “Wonderful Christmastime”?
The recording on this page is credited to Paul McCartney.
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The stored release association is “Now That’s What I Call Music: The Christmas Album”, dated 1985, with a duration of 3:49.
Wonderful Christmastime lyrics by Paul McCartney
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0:20The mood is right
0:23The spirit's up
0:26We're here tonight
0:28And that's enough
0:30Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
0:35Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
0:41The party's on
0:43The feeling's here
0:46That only comes
0:48This time of year
0:50Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
0:55Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
1:01The choir of children sing their song
1:08♪
1:11Ding-dong, ding-dong
1:14Ding-dong, ding
1:17♪
1:36They're simply having a wonderful Christmastime
1:41Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
1:47The word is out
1:49About the town
1:52To lift a glass
1:54Oh, don't look down
1:56Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
2:02The choir of children sing their song
2:07They practiced all year long
2:12Ding-dong, ding-dong
2:15Ding-dong (ding-dong)
2:17Dong-dong, ding-dong
2:20Dong-dong, dong-dong
2:22The party's on
2:25The spirit's up
2:27We're here tonight
2:30And that's enough
2:32Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
2:36We're simply having a wonderful Christmastime
2:42♪
2:57The mood is right
3:00The spirit's up
3:03We're here tonight
3:04Ohh, that's enough
3:07We're simply having a wonderful Christmastime
3:12Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
3:17Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
3:22Oh, oh, oh, oh
3:27Oh, oh, oh, oh
3:31Christmastime (Christmas)
3:36♪
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Wonderful Christmastime song profile
“Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Paul McCartney lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.
- 1985Released
- 3:49Length
- 44Lyric lines
- 48Timed cues
- 196sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Wonderful Christmastime” by McCartney, Paul
- 48 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The release record places this version on “Now That’s What I Call Music: The Christmas Album.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 1985. This matched version has a duration of 3:49. Stored songwriter information names Paul McCartney.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 14 text sections with 44 readable lines. The synchronized sequence runs for about 196 seconds across 48 cues. There are 10 repeated line patterns, which helps the player identify recurring passages without guessing at meaning. The YouTube player reads those timestamps continuously, while the saved offset aligns video time with the matched recording.
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- Album / release
- Now That’s What I Call Music: The Christmas Album
- Released
- 1985
- Length
- 3:49
- Written by
- Paul McCartney
- Recording source
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