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According to co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's
lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933",
celebrating the repeal of Prohibition, but after the band revolted
against what Gaudio would admit was a silly lyric being paired with an
instrumental groove they knew would be a hit. Judy Parker, who had not
written a song lyric before by that point, wrote a new set of lyrics. By
Gaudio's account, the song was a recollection of his and Parker's first
meeting. The song features drummer Gerry Polci on lead vocals, with
Frankie Valli, the group's usual lead vocalist, singing the bridge
sections and backing vocals and bass player Don Ciccone singing the
falsetto part. "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" was released in
December 1975 and topped the hitlists in the United States, United
Kingdom, and Canada. Furthermore it reached the top three in Australia,
the Netherlands, Belgium, and New Zealand. |
