Who wrote Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses?
Chris Butler
Christmas Wrapping/Lyricists
It was Chris Butler, the founder/songwriter/guitarist of The Waitresses, who wrote the tune. The title was a play off of a 1979 song Christmas Rappin’ by Kurtis Blow. “It was a joke on it, of course,” Chris told Songfacts. “… Plus, I liked the idea of the word ‘wrap,’ like a wraparound, because the story is circular.
Who sang Christmas Rapping?
The Waitresses
Christmas Wrapping/Artists
“Christmas Wrapping” is a Christmas song by the American new wave band the Waitresses. It was first released on the 1981 compilation album A Christmas Record on ZE Records, and also appears on the Waitresses’ 1982 EP I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts and numerous Christmas holiday compilation albums.
What movie was Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses in?
Fred Claus
Christmas Wrapping/Movie
What year did the waitresses release Christmas wrapping?
1982
Christmas Wrapping/Released
Who is in the band The Waitresses?
Patty Donahue
Chris ButlerHolly Beth VincentBilly FiccaMars Williams
The Waitresses/Members
Who sang in the waitresses?
Patty Donahue
Patricia Jean Donahue (March 29, 1956 – December 9, 1996) was the lead singer of the 1980s new wave group the Waitresses….
| Patty Donahue | |
|---|---|
| Died | December 9, 1996 (aged 40) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | New wave |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1978–1996 |
Did the Bangles do a Christmas song?
The Bangles has made musical magic for Christmas. Renditions of songs like “Hazy Shade of Winter” make us merry and bright every year!
What did the waitresses do with Christmas Wrapping?
Although dismissed as a Blondie -rip off and met with minimal chart success upon release, Christmas Wrapping has grown in popularity to the point where it is a regular staple of Christmas compilations on both sides of the Atlantic. What ever happened to the Waitresses? Still getting royalties from this?
What was the name of the band The Waitresses?
The Waitresses. The Waitresses were a post-punk band from Akron, Ohio, known for their singles “I Know What Boys Like” and “Christmas Wrapping”. They released two albums, Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful and Bruiseology, and two EPs, I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts and Make the Weather.
When did make the weather by the waitresses come out?
The song was issued by Polydor as a single in 1982, and was included (along with “Christmas Wrapping”) on the EP I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts that same year. The band’s second album, Bruiseology, was released by Polydor in May 1983, followed by the Make the Weather EP in 1984.
When did the waitresses write the Christmas song?
According to songwriter Chris Butler, the Waitresses were in the middle of a difficult tour and the Christmas song commission was “the last thing we wanted”. Butler wrote the song in August that year, assembling it from assorted unused riffs.