Overview
- In a Vevo Footnotes video released Dec. 18, 2025, McCartney jokes he is the “head wizard of a Liverpool coven” before calling the theory complete nonsense.
- He reiterates the correct lyric is “the mood is right,” not “the moon is right,” an explanation he first shared in a 2022 post on PaulMcCartney.com.
- McCartney says the song was written to capture the festive party atmosphere of Liverpool family gatherings during the holidays.
- Released in 1979 and recorded with Wings, the track’s video was directed by Russell Mulcahy and shot at the Fountain Inn in West Sussex and the Hippodrome Theatre in Eastbourne.
- The holiday staple has been performed live only about a dozen times, with a recent rendition in Manchester in December 2024.