The Man with All the Toys

Brian Wilson

About The Man with All the Toys

"The Man with All the Toys" is a Christmas song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album The Beach Boys' Christmas Album. As a single that year it had limited success (No. 6 on the Billboard Christmas chart), but built sales over successive Christmases and is listed by Billboard in the Top 100 selling Christmas songs in history, though well below the Beach Boys' 1963 Christmas single "Little Saint Nick". Wilson re-recorded this song for his 2005 Christmas album, What I Really Want for Christmas. D-TV Disney set the song to the two Silly Symphonies, Santa's Workshop and The Night Before Christmas. 


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2005
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He's the man with all the toys

Someone found a lighted house late one night
And he saw through the window a sight
A big man in a chair
And little tiny men everywhere
He's the man with all the toys

Well how thrilled that someone must have been
And he must have been tempted to go in
He stayed out in the cold
And when he left them he told
About the man with all the toys

He's the man with all the toys

The man with all the toys
He's the man with all the toys

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Brian Wilson

Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. On stage, Wilson provided many of the lead vocals, and often harmonized with the group in falsetto. Early during his on-stage career, Wilson primarily played bass guitar on stage, but gradually transitioned to primarily playing piano/keyboards. Besides being the primary composer in The Beach Boys, he also functioned as the band's main producer and arranger. After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including "Surfin' Safari", "Surfin' USA", "Shut Down", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Be True to Your School", "In My Room", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Dance Danc… more »

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Written by: BRIAN DOUGLAS WILSON, MIKE E. LOVE

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10 facts about this song

Origination
"The Man with All the Toys" is a song by the American rock band, The Beach Boys, and was co-written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
Album Appearance
The song featured on the band's first ever Christmas-themed album called "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album," which was released in 1964.
Contrasting Tempo
The song, stylistically, is composed of contrasting tempos — a slow tempo verse and a quick tempo chorus.
Instruments
While The Beach Boys are primarily known for their harmonizing vocals, "The Man with All the Toys" employs a variety of instruments — featuring bongos, glockenspiel, bass, synth and piano parts.
Unorthodox Sound Effect
Brian Wilson reportedly used a Coca-Cola bottle in combination with a piano to achieve a unique sound effect on this track.
Song Subject
“The Man With All the Toys" departs from the usual Beach Boys songs about surfing, cars, and girls. Instead, it tells a holiday-themed story where the man with all the toys is actually Santa Claus.
Vocal Contribution
Brian Wilson, usually known for his falsetto voice with The Beach Boys, took the lead vocal part on "The Man with all the Toys," demonstrating his ability to sing in different ranges.
Single Release
The song was released as a single in 1964, with "Little Saint Nick" as the B-side, another fan-favorite holiday classic from The Beach Boys.
TV Performance
The Beach Boys performed "The Man with All the Toys" during their 1964 appearance on the musical variety show, Shindig!.
Cover Versions
The song has been covered by a number of artists since its release, such as She & Him, a duo consisting of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel.

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