Roy Wood wrote and performed (with his band Wizzard) one of the greatest ever Christmas time songs that first charted way back in 1973. It’s charted several times since and it’s back in at number 20 again this week, mostly due the number of downloads accepted for chart make-up positions these days.
For those of us that know the song inside out (and that’s most of us!) we know what’s comming just as soon as we hear the ‘shop till’ ring at the start. How many of us know the details of that Will we wrote back in 1973 and have we checked it often since then? Is it still up to date?
‘When the snowman brings the snow’
When we reach our winter years, did what we want to happen when we thought about it 34 years ago, still stand up today?
‘When the kids start singing and the band begins to play’
Roy sings, but what will have happened in your lifetime since you wrote the will all those years ago. Will your children still be singing all these years later? Were they even included?
‘I wish it could be christmas every day’
It’s a great sentiment, but as all know we all go through good years and some not so good. We lose family and friends. Have we adjusted our old will to account for those no longer with us?
‘I’ll sign my name in the rooftops in the snow, then he may decide to stay’
Did we manage to get our 1973 will signed and witnessed properly? If we didn’t we’re lucky that we’re still around 34 years later as it wouldn’t have been a valid will and we need to get it signed and witnessed correctly immediately.
‘Let the bells ring out for Christmas’
Christmas comes but once a year, but we should all check our older wills are currently correct. Once a year is the minimum. Do they convey what we’d want today? If not a quick update is required.
Roy will be collecting his pension soon and much of it will be based on the great song from 34 years ago, the consistent royalties from records (remember them?)/CD/DVD sales and from having the song played non-stop on the radio. Don’t wait for the song to be a hit again before you check your will and see if it needs any updates.
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