Date | 16th Cent. |
Source | trad. English |
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a traditional Christmas song. The simple chorus and holiday greetings have made it a popular finale to many holiday specials over the years.
Sesame Street[]
- The song has been featured on multiple Sesame Street albums, including Merry Christmas from Sesame Street, Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along, and A Sesame Street Christmas.
- The finale of the Singapore Sesame Street stage show Christmas Makes Magic features the song.
- The song is included on the Bob McGrath album, Bob! from Sesame Street: Christmas Sing Along.
- The album Happy Sesame Street Christmas features the song in Japanese.
Muppet renditions[]
- The song closes the John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together album, and briefly during the closing credits on the special of the same name. It is also included in the companion sheet music book and released as the B-side of a Muppet Single.
- It was also sung by the Muppets at the end of A Muppet Family Christmas and near the end of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
- Three chickens sang the song in Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular.
- Yolanda Rat hums the song in The Muppets episode "Single All the Way".
- The 2023 Disney's Hollywood Studio stage show Disney Holidays in Hollywood includes a modified version of the song. Miss Piggy and Kermit sing along.
Other productions[]
- Craig Ferguson and Pepe the King Prawn sang the song in a special caroling insert on The Late Late Show in 2005.
- Michael Bublé and Cookie Monster sang the song in Michael Bublé's 3rd Annual Christmas Special in 2013.
- A monster-themed version called "We Wish You a Furry Christmas" was sung in "A Furchester Christmas".
Merchandise[]
- A Gorham Sesame Street music box with Ernie and Cookie Monster caroling features the song.
- The books Sing-Along Holiday Songs and Holiday Sing-Along each feature the carol as one of ten Christmas songs.
- A Kurt Adler snowglobe with Elmo holding a picture frame plays the song.
References[]
- It was sung by a group of Christmas carolers a few times in Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!, with one of those times being a special chorus for Dorothy called "We Fish You a Merry Christmas".
- A parody of this song, "We Wish You a Merry 'Fridge Day", was sung in Episode 212: Refrigerator Day of Dinosaurs.
- The book A Very Muppet Christmas features a rendition of the song called, "We Wish You a Muppet Christmas."
- Rowlf makes reference to the carol in his original song "The Christmas Party Sing-Along."