Santa's Rockin'!

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Released	August 31, 2004 (Screener VHS) September 28, 2004 (VHS/DVD) September 28, 2004 (VHS/DVD) (Same as USA) November 10, 2004 (DVD) November 11, 2004 (VHS) November 27, 2006 (DVD) October 9, 2007 (DVD re-release) November 20, 2009 (DVD)
Written by	The Wiggles
Directed by	Paul Field
Video Special Guide
Previous	Cold Spaghetti Western (2004)
Next	LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005)

Santa's Rockin'! is the eighteenth Wiggles video special from 2004 and the third Christmas special, after Yule Be Wiggling.

Overview

Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding Dong! The bells are ringing for Christmas Day and The Wiggles are joined by that Great Big Man In Red, Santa Claus! Wags can't stop barking with excitement, Henry the Octopus is the champion Christmas wrapper and Dorothy loves her Christmas roses. It's time to combine your two favourite things, The Wiggles and Christmas, and tap your mistletoes everyone, because Santa's Rockin'!

Production

The video for Santa’s Rockin’! was filmed primarily in March 2004. The footage of Murray in New York was filmed in November 2003 sometime before or after The Wiggles' appearance in the 2003 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Songs

1. Captain Feathersword's Christmas Dance
2. Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding Dong!
3. Great Big Man In Red (featuring John Fogerty)
4. Away in a Manger
5. Christmas Barcarolle (Let The World Rejoice)
6. Henry The Champion Christmas Wrapper
7. This Little Baby Is Born Again (featuring Ross Wilson) (cut from the YouTube upload)
8. Noche De Paz (Silent Night)
9. Dorothy's Christmas Roses
10. O Come All Ye Faithful
11. Wags Stop Your Barking, It's Almost Christmas Day! (featuring Barry Williams)
12. Rockin' Santa! (featuring John Fogerty)

CD Songs

• Mary's Boy Child
• Day Of Joy, Day Of Peace (Hamish's Lullaby)

Description

Ring-A-Ding-A-Ding Dong! The bells are ringing for Christmas Day and The Wiggles are joined by that Great Big Man In Red, Santa Claus! Wags can't stop barking with excitement, Henry the Octopus is the champion Christmas wrapper and Dorothy loves her Christmas roses. It's time to combine your two favourite things, The Wiggles and Christmas, and tap your mistletoes everyone, because Santa's Rockin'!

TV Airdates

• Playhouse Disney:
  • December 6, 2004
  • December 12, 2004
  • December 20, 2004
  • December 20, 2005
  • December 10, 2006
  • December 16, 2006
  • December 24, 2006
  • December 25, 2006
  • December 24, 2007

Trivia

"Santa's Rockin'!" aspect ratio comparison

• The video was completed in post-production on July 7, 2004.
• This video marked:
  • The first appearance of Anthony's daughter Lucia.
  • The last Christmas video to be released on VHS.
  • The last Christmas video to be released in 4:3 full-screen (if you count its digital streaming releases, it marks the first Christmas video to be released in 16:9 widescreen).
  • The last Christmas video featuring Greg as the Yellow Wiggle. Although, he guest stars in the 2017 version of Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!, wearing his same yellow skivvy from 2001-2007, singing "Go Santa Go" with the Current Wiggles.
  • The last Wiggles screener VHS to be released in America.
  • The only Wiggles video which doesn't have a title card.
  • The final Wiggles video to be shot on tape. Starting with Sailing Around the World, videos would be shot digitally.
  • The second US/Canada Christmas release to come in a red case.
  • The first Wiggles video where Ben Murray's hair is black rather than blonde.
  • The second and last Christmas video of the 2000s.
  • The only Christmas video to have the 2001-2007 skivvies.
  • The last Christmas video to have Ben Murray as a Wiggly Dancer.
  • The first Christmas video to be released in the same year as it's album counterpart.
• Jeff's baby nephew, Oscar Ng and Anthony's wife Miki Field and daughter Lucia Field are seen in the end credits.
• This is the fourth video (and second Christmas special) to be released in the USA before Australia.
• Henry the Octopus does not speak in this video. However, he did speak on the album in the introduction track to "Henry The Champion Christmas Wrapper".
• Paul Paddick does Santa Claus' dubbed voice.
• The prologue for "This Little Baby Is Born Again" is the only part of this video to have cartoon sound effects, while the rest of the video has no cartoon sound effects whatsoever.
  • Likewise, this is the second video where only one part had cartoon sound effects; the first was the remake of Yummy Yummy.
• On the USA/Canada DVD and VHS release, there is a commercial for the "Wiggling Dancing Guitar" toy.
• Like Cold Spaghetti Western, this video never appeared in a TV Series.
• To Our Lady Guadalupe is sung by the Moguels before "Noche De Paz (Silent Night)".
• Like Wiggle Bay, Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and Top of the Tots, the video was filmed and made in 16:9 widescreen, with all home video releases using a cropped 4:3 full screen master since standard "full screen" TVs were still more common at the time. However, unlike those videos, where the widescreen editions for the first two (except Top of the Tots) were reserved exclusively for digital TV usage, the widescreen version of this video was available to purchase digitally on iTunes for a while, before being removed from the platform sometime in 2016.
  • Additionally, whenever footage from this video are used in other Wiggles media (with the exception of 15 Years of Wiggly Fun!), the widescreen master is featured.
  • The widescreen version was later used for The Wiggles' official YouTube channel upload of the video. (despite "This Little Baby Is Born Again" was cut)
  • This was the only Wiggles video to have its uncropped 16:9 widescreen version stored in the archives of Hot Potato Studios (whereas the uncropped 16:9 widescreen versions of Wiggle Bay, Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! and Top of the Tots are stored at the ABC Archives).
• In the prologue of "Dorothy's Christmas Roses", Dorothy's voice is by Carolyn Ferrie, but in the song her voice is by Jacqueline Field.
• In the scene where Murray visits Jackie and Christopher Cannizzaro in New York, you can see that he is wearing a different belt buckle and different trousers.
• The set was used in Nick Jr. UK promo from 2004, the set was also used for The Wiggles congratulating Steve Irwin on This Is Your Life.
• The screener VHS has no previews at the end whatsoever.
• During production of this video, The Wiggles asked Barry Williams to be a part of it and he said yes. So Greg and Paul Field, the Wiggles' manager, picked Barry up from his hotel.
• In North America, this is the last Wiggles Christmas video to be released by HIT Entertainment.
• The UK DVD files are titled WIGGLES_SANTAS_ROCKIN_UK.
• The UK DVD was burned on August 9, 2006.
• This is the only Wiggles video in which Jeff doesn't fall asleep.
• Santa is listed as a special guest vocalist in the musicians credits.
• Ryan De Saulnier wears glasses in this video, apart from the epilogue scene.
• The DVD's Photo Gallery shows a deleted scene from "Away in a Manger" where Rachel Tibbertsma as one of the angels sees baby Jesus just before Genevieve McFadden as another angel comes in.
• This video was uploaded to The Wiggles' official YouTube channel on December 1, 2023.
• In the YouTube upload of this special, the song "This Little Baby is Born Again" was cut out due to royalty concerns.
• This and Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas were the only HIT Entertainment Wiggles DVD’s to not be re-released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
• This is the last Wiggles video in North America to have its trailer voiced by Dean Barnett.
• According to the insert, this video was originally going to be released on October 19th, but it was pushed up to September 28th instead.
• The scenes with John Fogerty were shot in America, with Fogerty, The Wiggles and the Wiggly Dancers being green-screened onto the set back in Australia.
• This is the only Wiggles release by Warner Home Video not to have an opening animation on the main menu.
• The UK DVD was released 3 days before Greg Page was replaced by Sam Moran.
• The US HIT Entertainment VHS & DVD was released the same day Paramount and Nickelodeon's release of Blue's Clues: Bluestock VHS & DVD was released.
• This video was released in two different aspect ratios:
  • 4:3 ("full screen")
    • All DVDs & VHS
    • Playhouse Disney airing (United States only)
  • 16:9 (widescreen)
    • iTunes
    • FilmRise (albeit the references to The Wiggles URL website are blurred frame-by-frame in the credits)
    • The Wiggles (AVOD app)
    • The Wiggles Classic (FAST channel)
    • HappyKids
    • Tubi
    • Hoopla
    • Amazon Prime Video
    • OG Wiggles YouTube channel
    • Pluto TV
    • The Roku Channel
    • Amazon Freevee
    • Hot Potato Studios' Master Tapes Archive
    • Plex
    • Peacock
    • National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
    • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (both versions) (Rockin’ Santa! only)

Goofs

• During "Henry The Champion Christmas Wrapper", a split-second frame of the video's epilogue can be spotted twice, and a transition shot shows Katherine Patrick without Henry's head on twice. Additionally, right before the aforementioned transition shot, they (rather poorly) edit Henry's head and arms from a different part of the song over Henry to hide Katherine in the costume.
• "Henry The Champion Christmas Wrapper" credits Dominic Lindsay in the end credits.
• Anthony's body double's shirt falls down mid back handspring.
• Some of the times when people's voices are heard, their mouths don't move.
• During the Special Thanks to Barry Williams card, a split-second frame of Santa Claus can be seen on Anthony's box.
• At the end of "Rockin' Santa!", Captain Feathersword accidentally broke a drum stick.

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References

The Wiggles Videography Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg (1993-2006, 2012, 2018) Wiggle Time! (1993) • Yummy Yummy (1994) • Big Red Car (1995) • Wake Up Jeff! (1996) • Wiggledance! (1997) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1997) • Wiggle Time! (remake, 1998) • Yummy Yummy (remake, 1998) • Toot Toot! (1998) • The Wiggly Big Show (1999) • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! (2000) • Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party (2001) • Yule Be Wiggling (2001) • Wiggly Safari (2002) • Wiggle Bay (2002) • Space Dancing! (2003) • Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (2003) • Top of the Tots (2004) • Cold Spaghetti Western (2004) • Santa's Rockin'! (2004) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005) • Sailing Around the World (2005) • Here Comes The Big Red Car (2006) • It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006) • Splish Splash Big Red Boat (2006) • Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A. (2006) • Racing to the Rainbow (2006) • Surfer Jeff (2012) • Celebration! (2012) • The Wiggles Reunion Show (2018) Feature Film The Wiggles Movie (1997) Spin-Offs The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (1999) • Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate (2000) Other Dorothy the Dinosaur Goes to Hospital (Promo video, 1999) • Bonus Sampler Video (Promo video, 2004) • 15 Years of Wiggly Fun! (Documentary, 2006) Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam (2007-2011) Wiggledancing! Live In Concert (2007) • Getting Strong! (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles! (2007) • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (2008) • Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008) • The Wiggles Go Bananas! (2009) • The Wiggles Big, Big Show! (2009) • Hot Poppin' Popcorn (2009) • Let's Eat! (2010) • Ukulele Baby! (2011) • The Wiggles' Big Birthday! (2011) • It's Always Christmas With You! (2011) Other On The Road With The Wiggles (Documentary, 2008) • Wiggle Treats! (Promo video, 2011) • Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! (Documentary, 2011) Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (2013-2021) Taking Off! (2013) • Furry Tales (2013) • Pumpkin Face (2013) • Go Santa Go! (2013) • Apples & Bananas (2014) • Wiggle House (2014) • Rock & Roll Preschool (2015) • The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! (2015) • Wiggle Town! (2016) • Dance Dance! (2016) • Wiggle Around Australia (2017) • Duets (2017) • Nursery Rhymes featuring CinderEmma! A Musical Fairytale! (2017) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) • Wiggle Pop! (2018) • The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! (2019) • Party Time! (2019) • Fun and Games (2020) • Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! (2020) • Lullabies with Love (2021) • Halloween Party (2021) YouTube videos Nursery Rhymes (2016) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) Anthony, Lachy, Tsehay and Simon (2022-present) Super Wiggles (2022) • Wiggly Nursery Rhymes (2022) • Fruit Salad Big Show (2022) • The Sound of Halloween (2023) • The Sound of Christmas (2023) • Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! (2026) International Get Ready to Wiggle (2003) • Wiggly Party (2003) • Little Theatre: Arthur's Baked Cake (2004) • Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場 (2006) Spinoffs Dorothy the Dinosaur Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party (2007) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book (2008) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus (2009) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas (2010) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party! (2012) Emma! & Lachy! Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2017) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) YouTube videos Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio (2017) More from The Wiggles ABC For Kids Live In Concert (1993) The Kingdom Of Paramithi Cinderella Pantomime (2011) Compilations Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014) • The Best of The Wiggles (2018) • We're All Fruit Salad!: The Wiggles' Greatest Hits (2021) Other Compilations featuring The Wiggles ABC For Kids Video Hits (1991) • Video Hits Volume 2 (1992) • Featuring Banana Holiday and Lots of Other Great Songs (1994)