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Happy Holidays to YouNew Edition

Released: December 12, 1985

Songwriter: Mark Woods, Jr.

Producer: Richard Rudolph Michael Sembello

[Verse 1]
Lots of happy little children waiting for sunrise
Stocking full of candy and a big surprise
Look at the happiness in their eyes
Thank God it's Christmas
People caroling into the night
Where the snow is falling, there are sleigh bell rides tonight
We'll snuggle to a nice warm fire
I'm glad it's Christmas

[Pre-Chorus]
But before this day gets underway
Think of how much love you wish to give today
Then wonder why we can't give it all every day
There is no reason, every season, oh

[Chorus]
People really need one another
Man, woman, boy, girl, sister and brother
We wish to, wish happy holidays to you
Happy holidays, happy holidays
Happy holidays to you

And for this holiday season celebration
Let's lift our hands to the holy nation
To say Thank you, Father (Thank you, Father)
Happy birthday to your Son
Happy holidays, happy holidays
Happy holidays to you

[Bridge]
Hope is the strength we need
Love is to share together
Peace is to be with everyone
Hey, hey

[Chorus]
Happy holidays to you
Happy holidays, happy holidays
Happy holidays to you
Happy holidays to you
Happy holidays, happy holidays
Happy holidays to you

[Outro]
We wish you happy holidays, oh, ah, ooh
To you, to you, to you
We wish you happy holidays, yeah, yeah, yeah
Happy holidays, happy holidays
To you, to you, to you

New Edition

New Edition is a Boston-based R&B group that was seen as the inspiration of the boy bands that followed them during the 1980s and 1990s. The group initially consisted of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. They released their debut album Candy Girl in 1983 after being discovered by producer Maurice Starr. This album yielded the hits “Candy Girl,” “Popcorn Love,” and “Is This the End.” After a financial dispute, New Edition cut ties with Starr and released their second album New Edition in 1984, which features two of their biggest “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” In November 1985, they released All for Love featuring the hits “Count Me Out” and “A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)” and one month later released Christmas All Over the World.

Before the end of 1985, the group decided to vote Bobby Brown out of the group for his disruptive behavior. After their 1986 doo-wop cover album Under the Blue Moon, lead singer Ralph Tresvant was considering a solo career as the group’s direction was in question. In 1987, Johnny Gill was added to the group and the quintet went on to create their most popular album Heart Break with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis in 1988. This album was released on June 20, 1988—the same day as Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel—and features two more of their biggest “If It Isn’t Love” and “Can You Stand the Rain.”

In 1990, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bell Biv Devoe all went on to have successful hits. Among these hits was the remix to BBD’s “Word to the Mutha,” which was the first song to feature all six members. After a hiatus, all six members came together in 1996 to create the album Home Again, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and was a multi-platinum success. After some friction on the Home Again tour, Bobby Brown decided to depart the group again. In 2004, after leaving their longtime label MCA Records, New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records and released the album One Love but they left Bad Boy a year later due to a lack of promotion. The group continues to tour together and sell out shows after 30 years in the business. The group was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017—one day ahead of the BET premiere of their 3-night mini-series The New Edition Story.

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