December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
	Side A of the US single
Single by the Four Seasons
from the album Who Loves You
B-side	"Slip Away"
Released	December 1975
Recorded	November 1975
Studio	Sound Factory (Hollywood)
Genre	Disco; doo-wop; pop; soft rock;
Length	3:36 (album version); 3:20 (single version);
Label	Warner Bros.; Curb;
Songwriter(s)	Bob Gaudio; Judy Parker;
Producer(s)	Bob Gaudio
The Four Seasons singles chronology
Official music video
	"December, 1963 (Oh What A Night!)" on YouTube

"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" is a song originally performed by the Four Seasons, written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, produced by Gaudio, and included on the group's album Who Loves You (1975).

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.

^ The Four Seasons; Frankie Valli (1991), Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Internet Archive, Warner Special Products, retrieved January 30, 2023
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^ ^a ^b Breihan, Tom (December 27, 2019). "The Number Ones: Frankie Valli's "Grease"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 7, 2023. ...with the 1976 nostalgia-dazed Four Seasons doo-wop disco number "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)."
^ ^a ^b Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024. ...with the group (and Frankie Valli solo) catching up to soft rock and disco, proving it still had the pop chops of a decade earlier.

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[Breihan_2019-4] Breihan, Tom (December 27, 2019). "The Number Ones: Frankie Valli's "Grease"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 7, 2023. ...with the 1976 nostalgia-dazed Four Seasons doo-wop disco number "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)."

[Billboard_Pop_500-5] Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024. ...with the group (and Frankie Valli solo) catching up to soft rock and disco, proving it still had the pop chops of a decade earlier.

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