Paul McCartney addressed theories that his 1979 holiday tune “Wonderful Christmastime” encourages witchcraft and wizardry in a new Vevo Footnotes music video for the song released Dec. 18.
Paul McCartney is setting the record straight on the rumors surrounding his hit Christmas song.
The former Beatle addressed theories that his 1979 holiday tune “Wonderful Christmastime” encourages witchcraft and wizardry in a new Vevo Footnotes music video for the song released Dec. 18.
“There is a theory online that the song is about people practicing witchcraft, getting found out, and trying to cover it up,” McCartney, 83, wrote.
“Thank goodness they found me out,” he joked. “This is completely true and in actual fact, I am the head wizard of a Liverpool coven. Either that…or it’s complete nonsense. And you know it’s the latter!”
McCartney, who performed “Wonderful Christmastime” with his band Wings toward the end of the group’s 1971 to 1981 run, previously opened up about the wild witchcraft theories surrounding the song in 2022.
