Single:
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) entered the Australian singles chart* on 8 March 1976 and peaked at #2. The song was #23 on the Top 100 of 1976.
Album:
The song is on Who Loves You which entered the Australian albums chart* on 16 February 1976 and peaked at #55.
Songwriters:
Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
Producer:
Bob Gaudio
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song was originally set in 1933 with the title December 5th, 1933, and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition. Neither lead singer Frankie Valli nor co-writer (and later, Gaudio’s wife) Judy Parker were thrilled about the lyrics (and Valli objected to parts of the melody) so Gaudio re-did the words and Parker re-did the melody until all were content with the finished product. It ended up being a nostalgic love song, or as Valli put it more bluntly, “it was a song about losin’ your cherry.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-four-seasons/december-1963-oh-what-a-night
Lyrics:
Oh, what a night
Late December back in sixty-three
What a very special time for me
As I remember what a night
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