| “The Happy Elf” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song by Harry Connick Jr. | ||
| Album | Harry for the Holidays | |
| Released | October 28, 2003 | |
| Recorded | Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 13-22, 2003 |
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| Genre | Christmas, Big Band |
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| Length | 3:42 | |
| Label | Sony/Columbia | |
| Writer | Harry Connick Jr. | |
| Composer | Harry Connick Jr. | |
| Producer | Tracey Freeman | |
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It was first released on Connick's album Harry for the Holidays, which became the best selling Christmas album of 2003. Harry for the Holidays is American artist Harry Connick Jr 's second Christmas album released in 2003 When asked about the songs on the album, Connick described "The Happy Elf" as a "kids’ song", about "how cool it would be to work in Santa’s shop". [1] It was also recorded for the Harry For The Holidays television special/DVD.
The song became the origin of an animated Christmas TV special, also named The Happy Elf, which aired on NBC in 2005, and was released on DVD the same year. The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special which first aired December 2 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is An animated music video of the song became available on the film's official website in 2005.
"The Happy Elf" reached #35 on the singles charts (adult contemporary) in 2005. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in