Go Santa Go! is the forty-third album released by The Wiggles, the group's 5th Christmas-themed album, and the first Christmas album featuring the new generation of Wiggles (Emma Watkins, Simon Pryce and Lachlan Gillespie).
Late Australian media personality Bert Newton and his widow, singer and actress Patti Newton, make guest appearances on the album as Santa and Mrs Claus, and football players Lote Tuquiri, Joel Reddy, and Jay Laga'aia are also featured as guest stars.
Tracklist[]
- Curoo Curoo - 2:36
- Everybody, I Have a Question - 1:18
- Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding Dong! - 1:59
- Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree - 1:39
- Christmas Picnic - 1:57
- Hula, Hula, Merry Christmas To Ya - 1:24
- We Three Elves (With Jay Laga'aia, Joel Reddy & Lote Tuquiri) - 2:06
- Mrs Claus, Put The Kettle On (With Bert & Patti Newton, Jay Laga'aia, Joel Reddy & Lote Tuquiri) - 0:31
- Jay is The Champion Christmas Wrapper - 2:09
- Hula, Hula, Merry Christmas To Ya (Reprise) (With Bert & Patti Newton) - 1:25
- Away in a Manger - 1:32
- Here Come The Reindeer - 1:52
- Go Santa Go - 1:51
- Emma's Christmas Bow - 1:32
- Ding Dong Merrily on High - 1:45
- Oh Happy Day - 1:57
- Decorate The Tree With Dorothy - 1:31
- The Holy City (Jerusalem) - 2:40
- Henry's Christmas Dance - 1:47
- Silent Night - 2:42
- Unto Us, This Holy Night - 2:02
Personnel[]
- The Wiggles are Anthony Field, Lachy Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Emma Watkins
- Executive Producers: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
- Music Produced by Anthony Field
- Music Recorded at Hot Potato Studios, Electric Avenue Studios & Tracking Station Studios, Sydney
- Recorded by Chris Brooks, Robin Gist, Alex Keller, Roy Mollace & Aaron Ruig
- Mixed by Alex Keller
- Mastered by Don Bartley
- Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachy Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
- Captain Feathersword Vocals: Paul Paddick
- Dorothy the Dinosaur Vocals: Clare Field, Caterina Mete, Paul Paddick
- Henry the Octopus Vocals: Paul Paddick
- Wags the Dog Vocals: Lachy Gillespie, Paul Paddick
- Santa Claus Vocals: Bert Newton, Paul Paddick
- Mrs Claus Vocals: Patti Newton
- Elves Vocals: Jay Laga'aia, Joel Reddy, Lote Tuquiri
- Backing Vocals: Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy, Anthony Field, Lachy Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
- Musicians: Steve Blau, Bláthnaid Conroy-Murphy, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field, Lachy Gillespie, Robin Gist, Tony Henry, Peter Iacono, Rex Kelaher, Alex Keller, Angela Lindsay, Dominic Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Chris Lupton, Terry Murray, Greg Page, Simon Pryce, Mark Punch, Maria Schattovits, George Tseros, Emma Watkins
- Production Manager: Kate Alexander
- Graphic Design: Daniel Attard
- Stills Photographer: Aaron Hill
Trivia[]
- "Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding Dong!" and "Here Come The Reindeer" were the only songs on the album where Paul Paddick voices Santa instead of Bert Newton.
- This was the first album to have Lachlan Gillespie provide vocals for Wags the Dog and Paul Paddick provide vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur.
- This was the final album to feature Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy as a songwriter, backing vocalist, and musician.
- Several of the songs that reuse prior instrumentals, such as "Go Santa Go", "Henry's Christmas Dance", and "Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding Dong!" remove all brass tracks from the audio mix for unknown reasons.
- "Everybody, I Have a Question" was previously sung during the Taking Off live tour prior to the album's release.
Mistakes and Errors[]
- On "Everybody, I Have a Question", Captain Feathersword's dialogue is heard on the left audio channel.
- On "Wags is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree", Wags' dialogue is split between the left and right audio channels instead of being in the center mix.