When Meco was recording Christmas In The Stars, he’d tried singing the lyrics himself and wasn’t satisfied with the results. He also had a few others come in to sing it, but wasn’t happy with those takes either. Producer Tony Bongiovi suggested his younger cousin Jon give it a shot, so Meco asked hi...
[Intro: R2-D2 and C-3PO]
R2, where are you?
Oh, there you are
Well, if you come over here, you'll find a wonderful surprise
You'll have to plug into the central computer to hear what it is
That's right
No, it's not a phase detector!
It's your Christmas present!
[Chorus]
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas
R2-D2, we love you, it's true
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas (Merry Christmas)
We hope our little message gets to you
[Verse 1]
We look up at the winter star, we know that's where you are
Our chimney's big and round, so you can come right down
And if our wish comes true, we'll spend Christmas Eve with you
Our hearts will sing with glee as we decorate the Christmas tree
[Chorus]
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas
R2-D2, we love you, it's true
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas (Merry Christmas)
We hope our little message gets to you
[Verse 2]
And if the snow becomes too deep, just give a little beep
We'll go in by the fire and warm your little wires
Spreading Christmas cheer will be easy with you here
We'll dance and sing and play from Christmas Eve 'til Christmas day
[Skit: R2-D2 and C-3PO]
R2, the quaver converter isn't complete yet!
It isn't finished!
Lock in your circuits again, quick
[Chorus]
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas
R2-D2, we love you, it's true
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas (Merry Christmas)
We hope our little message gets to you
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas
R2-D2, we love you, it's true
R2-D2, we wish you a merry Christmas (Merry Christmas)
We hope our little message, we hope our little message
We hope our little message gets to you
[Outro]
Merry Christmas, R2
R2, we love you
R2, merry Christmas
R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas was written by Don Oriolo & Meco.
R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas was produced by Tony Bongiovi & Lance Quinn & Meco.
Meco released R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas on Fri Nov 14 1980.
Meco explained how Jon Bon Jovi was selected as the vocalist on this track:
My co-producer was Tony Bongiovi. Jon Bon Jovi was his little cousin and by little I mean we were all in our 30s and early 40s but Jon at that time was 17 years old… I was stuck on this one song. I had three different peop...