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BEATLES CHRISTMAS FEATURE

Welcome to the Christmas feature of Beatlebomb, where I have posted (and will post more of) the Beatles' Christmas Fan Club Records, pictures, and more items to come.

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Christmas Pictures


The Beatles Christmas Record - 1963

ALL FOUR: HO!
GOOD KING WENCELAS LOOKED OUT
ON THE FEAST OF STEPHEN, HO!
AS THE SLOW RAY ROUND ABOUT
DEEP AND CRISP AND CRISPY.
BRIGHTLY SHOW THE BOOT LAST NIGHT
ON THE MOSSTY CRUEL.
HENRY HALL AND DAVID LLOYD,
BETTY GRABLE TOO-OO-OO.

JOHN: HELLO, THIS IS JOHN, SPEAKING WITH HIS VOICE. (huh!) WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU LIKE THIS ON THIS LITTLE BIT OF PLASTIC. THIS RECORD REACHES YOU AT THE END OF A REALLY GEAR YEAR FOR US AND IT'S ALL DUE TO YOU. WHEN WE MADE OUR FIRST RECORD ON PARLOPHONE TOWARDS THE END OF 1962, WE HOPED EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE WHAT HAD ALREADY BEEN OUR TYPE OF MUSIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALREADY. BUT WE HAD NO IDEA OF ALL THE GEAR THINGS IN STORE FOR US. IT ALL HAPPENED REALLY WHEN 'PLEASE PLEASE ME' BECAME A NUMBER ONE HIT AND AFTER THAT, WELL COR' THE BLIMEYS, HEAVE THE MO'.

OUR BIGGEST THRILL OF THE YEAR, WELL, I SUPPOSE IT MUST HAVE BEEN TOPPING THE BILL AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM AND THEN, ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE ROYAL VARIETY SHOW.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE ALL DEAD CHUFFED BECAUSE 'LOVE ME DO' GOT INTO THE TOP TWENTY AND WE CAN'T BELIEVE REALLY THAT SO MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN BETWEEN ALREADY!

JUST BEFORE I PASS YOU OVER TO PAUL, (arf! arf! arf! arf!) I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE BEATLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO ME DURING THE YEAR AND EVERYBODY WHO SENT GIFTS AND CARDS FOR MY BIRTHDAY, WHICH I'M TRYING TO FORGET, IN OCTOBER. (huh!) I'D LIKE TO REPLY PERSONALLY TO EVERYBODY BUT I JUST HAVEN'T ENOUGH PENS. IN THE MEANTIME:

GARRY CRIMBLE TO YOU,
GARRY MIMBLE TO YOU.
GETTY BABLE, DEAR CHRISTMAS,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME TOO.

PAUL:THIS IS PAUL HERE.

EVERYTHING THAT JOHN SAID GOES FOR ME TOO, SPECIALLY THE BIT ABOUT BIRTHDAY CARDS AND PARCELS, CAUSE ALL OUR HOMES AND OFFICES GOT STACKS OF MAIL LAST JUNE, OW! HA-HA! WHEN IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY.

ANYWAY, WE'RE ALL DEAD PLEASED BY THE WAY YOU TREATED US IN 1963 AND WE TRY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PLEASE YOU WITH THE TYPE OF SONGS WE'LL WRITE AND RECORD NEXT YEAR.

OH YEAH, SOMEBODY ASKED US IF WE STILL LIKE JELLY BABIES? WELL, WE USED TO LIKE THEM, IN FACT WE LOVED THEM AND SAID SO IN ONE OF THE PAPERS, YOU SEE. EVER SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN GETTING THEM IN BOXES, PACKETS AND CRATES. ANYWAY, WE'VE GONE RIGHT OFF JELLY BABIES, YOU SEE, BUT WE STILL LIKE PEPPERMINT CREAMS, CHOCOLATE DROPS AND DOLLY MIXTURES AND ALL THAT SORT OF THINGS. (Yes! Yes! Oh yes!)

WELL, LOTS OF PEOPLE ASKED US WHAT WE ENJOY BEST, YOU SEE, CONCERTS AND TELEVISION OR RECORDING? WE LIKE DOING STAGE SHOWS 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR AN AUDIENCE ENJOYING THEMSELVES. BUT THE THING WE LIKE BEST, I THINK SO ANYWAY, IS GOING INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO (Yes, we enjoy that very kindly) TO MAKE NEW RECORDS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ALL DAY BEFORE WE STARTED ON THIS SPECIAL MESSAGE.

WELL, WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR MOST IS ONE OF OUR SONGS, YOU KNOW, TAKING SHAPE IN A RECORDING STUDIO, AH, ONE OF THE ONES JOHN AND I HAVE WRITTEN AND THEN LISTENING TO THE TAPES AFTERWARDS TO HEAR HOW IT ALL WORKED OUT, YOU SEE.

WELL, I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME TO STOP, (Stop! Stop!) AND RINGO, (Stop! Stop! Shouting those animals!) SO...I'LL FINISH OFF NOW WITH IT WISHING EVERYONE HAPPY CRIMBLE AND A MERRY NEW YEAR AND ESPECIALLY ALL THE ONES WHO PAID THE SUBSCRIPTION.

JA, DAS WIRD UNS DANKE SCHON
UND DENN GRUSS VON EVEN.
JA, DENN GRUSS VON EVEN SCHON
JA, DAS WIRD WUNDERSCHON, BOY,
DANKE SCHON.

JA, RINGO!

RINGO:HELLO, RINGO HERE,

AS YOU KNOW I WAS THE LAST MEMBER TO JOIN THE BEATLES. I STARTED TO PLAY DRUMS IN THE GROUP 1962, HA-HA-HA! HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF OTHER GROUPS...

Paul:(Oh, just wish the people a merry, happy, go on, for Christmas, Christmas)

RINGO:MERRY, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND FOLKS, HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND MAY, MAY EVERYTHING YOU WISH BE GRANTED.

Paul: (Sing, sing us Wenceslas, King Wenceslas)

RINGO:KING WENCESLAS:

WELL, GOOD KING WENCESLAS LOOKED OUT (oh ho!)
ON THE FEAST OF STEPHEN. (hey!)
WHEN THE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND, (yeah!)
DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN. (oh yeah!)

HOORAY!!

GEORGE:THANK YOU, RINGO! THANK YOU, RINGO! WE'LL PHONE YOU! (ha ha ha!)

I'M GEORGE HARRISON, NOBODY ELSE SAID ANYTHING YET ABOUT OUR FAN CLUB SECRETARIES, ANN COLLINGHAM AND BETTINA ROSE, NOT TO MENTION FREDA KELLY IN LIVERPOOL. (Good old Freda!!) SO ON BEHALF OF US ALL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A GREAT, BIG THANK YOU TO ANN, BETTINA AND FREDA FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE AND WE JUST HOPE YOU CAN GO ON PLEASING US FOR A LONG TIME, CAUSE IT'S GONNA CAUSE IT TO YOUR REACTION ARE TO OUR RECORDS THAT REALLY MATTERS, AND I JUST LIKE TO SAY:

BRIGHTLY WAS THE SCHON AT NIGHT,
THOUGH THE WINTER CRUEL.
WHEN A PORK PIE CAME INSIDE
GATHERING WINTER CRUEL.

ALL FOUR:RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED REINDEER (HO!)
HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE, (A SHINY NOSE!)
WHEN EV'RYBODY PICKED IT...

HA, HA, HA, HA,....

OH YEAH! OH!

RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED RINGO, (RUDOLPH!)
HAD A VERY SHINY NOSE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

To the top, Johnny!


Another Beatles Christmas Record-1964 The Beatles Christmas Record - 1964

JINGLE BELLS...

Paul:HELLO, EVERYBODY, THIS IS PAUL, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BUYING OUR RECORDS DURING THE PAST YEAR. WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN BUYING 'EM BECAUSE THE SALES HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD, YOU SEE. DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'D BE WITHOUT YOU, REALLY THOUGH.. (in the army, perhaps.) OH, WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE RECORDS AS MUCH AS WE'VE ENJOYED MELTING THEM - NO, NO, NO, THAT'S WRONG. - MAKING THEM.

WE'RE IN NO. 2 STUDIO AT THE MOMENT, AT THE EMI, TAPING THIS LITTLE MESSAGE FOR YOU. ( yes, we are.) WE ARE INDEED. I JUST THOUGHT I'D MAKE THAT ... THIS IS THE SAME STUDIO WE'VE USED ALL ALONG - SINCE THE OLD DAYS OF 'LOVE ME DO.' - MANY YEARS AGO IT SEEMS, DOESN'T IT? (ah, those were the days ...)

WELL, THAT'S ABOUT ALL, I THINK. EXCEPT, TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY NEW YEAR. NOW I'LL PASS YOU OVER TO JOHN. JOHN!

John: JOHN, JOHN SPEAKIN'.

THANKS ALL OF YOU BOUGHT ME BOOK. THANK YOU FOLKS FOR BUYING IT. IT WAS VERY HANDY. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE OUT PRETTY SOON, IT SAYS HERE. HOPE YOU BUY THAT, TOO. IT'LL BE THE USUAL RUBBISH BUT IT WON'T COST MUCH. YOU SEE, THAT'S THE BARGAIN WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE UP.

I WRITE THEM IN MY SPARE TIME. IT SAYS HERE. IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR .... (did you write this yourself?) NO! IT'S SOMEBODY'S BAD HANDWROTER. IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR BEATLE PEADLES, ONE WAY AND ANOTHER. BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR, TOO. YOU FANS HAVE SEEN TO THAT.

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THANKS A LOT FOLKS AND A HAPPY, AH, CHRISTMAS AND A MERRY GOO-YEAR, CRIMBLE MAYBE. AND I'LL HAND YOU TO GEORGE WHO WILL SPEAK TO YOU - NOW!

George: THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU. HI THERE! I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR GOING TO SEE THE FILM. 'SPECT A LOT OF YOU SAW IT MORE THAN ONCE. (I did.) DID YOU? SO DID I. THANKS ANYWAY. 'CAUSE IT MAKES US VERY PLEASED, YOU KNOW. WE HAD A QUIET TIME MAKING IT. ACTUALLY, WE DIDN'T. WE HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING IT. AND WE'RE GLAD IT TURNED OUT OKAY. THE NEXT ONE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. WE START SHOOTING IT IN FEBRUARY. THIS TIME IT'S A-GONNA BE IN COLOUR. (Green!) IT'LL BE A BIG LAUGH WE HOPE. (ha ha ha!) BIG LAUGH, HA HA HA, YEAH, IT'LL BE A BIG LAUGH. (Be a big laugh, you imagine?)

AND WE MAY SEE ALL OF YOU SOON. HOPE SO ANYWAY. ALL THE BEST AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND A HAPPY CHRISTMAS. AND HERE'S RINGO.

Ringo:THANKS, GEORGE.

RINGO HERE. WELL, THE OTHERS HAVE THANKED YOU FOR ALL THE DISKS AND JOHN'S BOOK AND FOR EVERYTHING - OH, NO - FOR ENJOYING THE FILM. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU JUST FOR BEING FANS.

IT'S BEEN A FUNNY YEAR, YOU KNOW. ONE MINUTE WE'RE IN ENGLAND, NEXT, WE'RE AWAY. 'SPECT YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE WE'VE BEEN. WELL, BEATLE PEOPLE, WE'VE BEEN TO AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA AND NEW... - WHO'S DROPPING THAT? - NEW ZEALAND. AND AUSTRALIA. (and new Zealand.) HA HA! IS THAT NEW ZEALAND? SO MUCH TRAVELLING! BUT YOU'VE STAYED LOYAL, HAVEN'T YOU? ANYWAY, THOSE AIRPORT RECEPTIONS KNOCKED US OUT, MAN, GREAT! (Dig!) WELL, THAT'S ABOUT IT FROM ME. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, ALL THE BEST FOR CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

ALL FOUR:OH, CAN YOU WASH YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT,
CAN YOU WASH IT CLEAN?
OH, CAN YOU WASH YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT,
CAN YOU WASH IT CLEAN?
OH, CAN YOU WASH YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT,
CAN YOU WASH IT CLEAN?
OO -

CHRISTMAS! (Happy Christmas, everybody!)
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! YEAH!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

To the top, Johnny!


Beatles Christmas Record--1965

ALL FOUR:ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY,
NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE'RE HERE TO STAY,
OH, I BELIEVE IN YESTERDAY.

Ringo: DON'T FORGET, CHRISTMAS IS COMING. OH, THAT REMINDS ME, LET'S DO A CHRISTMAS RECORD.
Paul: LET'S DO A CHRISTMAS RECORD.
Ringo: YEAH, WHAT SHALL WE SAY?
Paul: THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. AD-LIB IT.
Ringo: AH, WE'VE GOT TO THANK EVERYONE, REMEMBER TO THANK ...
Paul: THANK. YOU'VE GOT TO THANK ...
John: YOU CAN'T AD-LIB TOO MUCH 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE MISS ...
Ringo: WELL, THANK YOU JOHNNY, IT'S BEEN A NICE TO KNOW YA.
Paul: GOTTA THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL THE PRESENTS THIS YEAR, AND... AH, OH, FOR BUYING THE RECORDS.
John: ESPECIALLY THE CHEWED UP PIECES OF CHEWING GUM AND THE PLAYING CARDS MADE OUT OF KNICKERS.

George: ON BEHALF OF JOHN AND I - GEORGE SPEAKING - I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PRESENTS AND THE BIRTHDAY CARDS AND PRESENTS AND EVERYTHING TOO, AS WELL.

John: ON BEHALF OF GEORGE AND I, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION AND ALL THE REST OF IT. THANK YOU.

Paul: WELL, RINGO, WHAT HAVE WE DONE THIS YEAR?
Ringo: I SEE YOU HAVEN'T SHAVED AGAIN.
Paul: WELL, RINGO, WHAT HAVE WE DONE THIS YEAR?
Ringo: WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS THIS YEAR, PAUL.
Paul:
YES?
Ringo: WELL, WE'VE BEEN AWAY.
Paul: YEH. AND COME BACK LIKE LAST YEAR.
Ringo: EH, WE'VE COME BACK ALL RIGHT. AYE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PRESENTS SENT TO US FOR OUR BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS'S.
Paul: WE'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE, THANK YOU EVERYONE ...
Ringo:WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTS AND THE CARDS.
Paul:THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTS.

John:HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU LISTENERS
WHERE IN E YE CRAE NO VOO.
WE BELONG TO EDINBODY
DON'T YOU MAKE IT NEW.
OH, WE TITOTHER JACK MacGREGOR
PON HIS BONNIE HO,
HOCK YER PUNNY CHRISTMAS WITH A POUND OF IRISH STEW.

George: THANK YOU, JOHN.

John (with Ringo): DOWN IN THE JUNGLE WHERE THE OLD BLACK GO,
WE GOT SOME, WE GOT SOME;
DOWN IN THE JUNGLE WHERE THE OLD BLACK GO,
WE GOT SOME, WE GOT SOME.
SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT,
AND NEVER BROUGHT TO MIND?
SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT,
FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE?
FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE, MY DEAR?
FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE?
FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE, MY DEAR?
FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE?

ONE, ONE, TWO, THREE...

PaulWELL, FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE. THAT REMINDS ME, RINGO.
Ringo:YES.
PaulLAST YEAR ...
RingoYOU WAS HERE.
PaulWE WAS HERE. ROUND THE SAME OLD MIC. SAME OLD STUDIO.
RingoSAME OLD GUITARS. SAME OLD FACES.

John: IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG,
BUT A DIFFERENT MEANING SINCE...

George: COPYRIGHT, JOHNNY!
Ringo: COPYRIGHT. CAN'T SAY THAT.
Paul: HEY, YEAH! ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITHOUT A COPYRIGHT, YEAH?
John: HOW ABOUT "WE'LL GET THE LILACS AND AN OLD BROWN SHOE"?
Ringo: YEAH, YES. THAT HAS A COPYRIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S PLAY A REQUEST ...
Paul: SOMETHING CHRISTMASSY ...
Ringo:.... FOR ALL THE BOYS IN B.A.O.R.E.
Paul:YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
Ringo:WHAT SHALL WE PLAY FOR THEM, 'CAUSE WE GOT SOME FANS IN THE FORCES, YOU KNOW?
John: WELL, HERE IN MUNICH, IT'S NOT QUITE AS FINE AS IT IS IN LONDON.
Ringo: WELL, KENNETH, THE WEATHER'S RAINING HERE, IT'S NOT VERY GOOD.
John: OH, IT'S NOT BAD OVER HERE, BUT SUMMER, YOU KNOW WE HAD A BIT OF RAIN AND ALL THAT.
Ringo: STAY TUNED IN, IT'S A FIVE-WAY LINK-UP.
John: IF YOU'VE ENJOYED THIS PROGRAM, TUNE TO 29314567 MEGACYCLES. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THAT, DROP IT.

Beatles: SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT AND NEVER BROUGHT TO MIND? CHINA! DOWN IN VIETNAM AND CHINA...TOO... AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE BODIES JORDAN FLOATING IN THE RIVER JORDAN.

Paul: WELL, THAT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT'S ABOUT IT FOR THE YEAR.
Ringo: WELL, THAT SHOULD COVER ISRAEL.
Paul:WE'VE CERTAINLY TRIED OUR BEST TO, AH ...
Ringo:PLEASE EVERYBODY.
Paul:... PLEASE EVERYBODY. IF WE HAVEN'T DONE WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE WE'VE TRIED.
John: AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOURS, SEND 4 PENCE IN AND GET A FREE ONE.
George: AND SINCE WE'RE GATHERED AROUND THE CHRISTMAS MICROPHONE HERE IN THE STUDIO, WE MIGHT AS WELL GET TOGETHER WITH A LITTLE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR YOU.
Paul: WHICH GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS ...
George... LIKE THIS.

John: CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
BUT WHEN IT DOES, YOU KNOW IT'S HERE,
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A HMM-MM-MM-AAM-
George:SINGING:
Beatles:CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
BUT WHEN IT DOES IT BRINGS GOOD CHEER,
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE HMM-MM-MM-AAM -
FOR CHRISTMAS.

Beatles: YESTERDAY, DOO-DAH,
ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY,
NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY'RE HERE TO STAY,
OH, I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS DAY.
(BLESS YOU ALL ON CHRISTMAS DAY)

Paul and George: CHRISTMAS DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY,
John: THIS YEAR HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR US. CHRISTMAS DAY, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST YEARS SINCE WE CAN REMEMBER.
Paul:CHRISTMAS DAY,
John: AND WE CAN REMEMBER A LOT OF BIG YEARS. TAKE ... TAKE BUGS."
Paul and Ringo:CHRISTMAS DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY,
John:AND ESPECIALLY THOSE ABROAD AND THOSE OF YOU IN B.O.R. 245 BIG TIME 783.
Paul: CHRISTMAS DAY.

John: THERE'S A LOT OF US HERE WANNA WISH LOT OF YOU THERE - AND THE WEATHER IS PERFECTLY ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND DON'T FORGET, THE OLD, THE NEW, SOME FOLKS BLUE, SOME FOLKS GREEN, YOU TAKE NO NOTICE OF THEM. IT'S AN ALL WHITE POLICY IN THIS GROUP.

Beatles: YESTERDAY,
ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY, YEAH, YEAH,
NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY'RE HERE TO STAY.
(NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH)
OH, BLESS YOU ALL ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

John:BUT ONCE A YEAR.
Ringo:AYE, AND WHEN IT COMES, IT BRINGS GOOD CHEER. SO DON'T ..

BeatlesCHRISTMAS DAY,
ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY.

Paul:ALL RIGHT. FADE IT THERE CHARLEY! TAKE SEVEN!
John:OKAY, PUT THE RED LIGHTS OFF! AND THIS IS JOHNNY RHYTHM JUST SAYING. "GOOD NIGHT TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESSES"
Paul: ALL RIGHT, WELL, THERE, THAT'S GOT IT DONE, THEN. .EH? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?
George: HAS HE TURNED IT OFF?
Paul: I THINK HE HAS.
George: HAVE YOU TURNED IT OFF, LAD?
Ringo: HEY, BASHER!
John: AND IT'S STILL THE SAME.
Ringo: TURNED IT OFF, BASHER?

To the top, Johnny!


The Beatles Christmas Record--1966

John (and Beatles):EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
EV'RYWHERE IT'S SONG.
LONDON, PARIS, ROME AND NEW YORK,
TOKYO, HONG KONG.
OH, EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AND I'M OFF TO JOIN THE CHEER!
EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV'RY YEAR!
OH, EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV'RY YEAR!
I SAID THAT EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV'RY YEAR!
ONE MORE TIME NOW!
EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS....

Beatles:OROWAINYA, OROWAINYA, OROWAINYA, OOH,
ENDOMAINYA, ENDOMAINYA, ENDOMAINYA, OOH.

Paul:OUR STORY OPENS IN CORSICA. ON THE VERANDAH IS A BEARDED MAN IN GLASSES CONDUCTING A SMALL CHOIR.

Beatles:OROWAINYA, OROWAINYA, OROWAINYA....

YOHOO! YODELLAIHETEE! YOHOO!

Ringo: MEANWHILE, HIGH IN THE SWISS ALPS, TWO ELDERLY SCOTSMEN MUNCH ON A RARE CHEESE.

George: MM, WONDERFUL STUFF THIS, AGNES.
Agnes (John): AYE, IT'S WONDERFUL STUFF.

HODELLAIHETEE! YODELLAIHETEE!

John: I'M STANDING IN THE ENTRANCE TO THE MAIN TENT. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME, THE FESTIVITIES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN.

John: TELL ME, ARE YOU ENJOYING THE WINE?"
George: I AM INDEED YOUR HIGHNESS. IT GOES WELL WITH ME. YEH, VERY GOOD VERY GOOD, HA HA HA!
John: THE KING SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING HIMSELF TONIGHT! YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN HIM ON SUCH GOOD FOCUS SINCE THE OCTOBER FESTIVAL. ALRIGHT! IS THERE A DOCTOR HERE? IS THERE A DOCTOR AROUND HERE? DID ANYBODY SEE ONE?

George:AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS IN THE CAPTAIN'S MESS IN BOARD THE H.M.S. TREMENDOUS, A TOAST IS BEING PROPOSED.

Ringo: TO HER MAJESTY!
All: TO HER MAJESTY!

All: HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!

Paul: PODGY THE BEAR AND JASPER WERE HUDDLED AROUND THE UNLIT FIRE IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROOM.

Paul (Jasper) and John (Podgy):"THERE ARE NO MORE MATCHES LEFT, PODGY," SAID JASPER.
"THEN BUY SOME, JASPER, OLD FRIEND," SAID PODGY. "MAKE A LIST AND AFTERWARDS WE'LL GO TO THE SHOP AND BUY MATCHES AND BUY CANDLES AND BUNS."
"THERE'S NO MORE PAPER TO WRITE ON, PODGY."
"NO NEED TO WORRY, JASPER. YOU KEEP SAYING TO YOURSELF `MATCHES` AND I'LL KEEP SAYING `CANDLES` UNTIL WE REACH THE SHOP. THEN WE WON'T NEED TO WRITE IT DOWN, WE'LL REMEMBER."
"WHO'LL REMEMBER THE BUNS, PODGY?"
"WE BOTH WILL, JASPER ... MATCHES,"
"CANDLES."
"MATCHES."
"CANDLES."
"MATCHES."
"CANDLES."
"MATCHES."
"CANDLES."
"MATCHES."
"CANDLES."

Paul: IN THE LONG DARK CORRIDORS OF FELPIN MANSIONS, A DOOR SLAMS. AND THE SHADOWY FIGURE OF COUNT BALDER APPEARS. THE COUNT IS THE ECCENTRIC SON OF BARON LANDSBERG, THE INVENTOR OF THE RACK. HE SPEAKS;
Count Balder(John): GUTEN TAGEN, MEINEN DAMEN AND HERREN. WELCOME TO FELPIN MANSIONS. THE BUTLER WILL SHOW YOU TO YOUR ROOMS. BUTLER!
Butler (Ringo): YES, SIR!
Count Balder (John): SHOW THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TO THEIR ROOMS.
Butler (Ringo): YES, SIR! COME THIS WAY, PLEASE!

Paul: COME IN.
Count Balder (John): MAY I COME IN?
Paul: COME, COME IN, COUNT.
Count Balder (John): MAY I?
Paul: OH, YES, COME IN.
Count Balder (John): OH, YES, THANK YOU!

Count Balder (John):AH, THANK YOU. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW ANY OF THE SONGS FROM THE GOOD 'OL DAYS.
Paul: OH, MY GOODNESS, YES. DON'T YOU WORRY ON THAT SCORE. I HEAR THE BARON LIKES, UH, I HEAR THE BARON LIKES THE GOOD OLD TUNES.
Count Balder (John):YES, I DO.
Paul:SO DO I, COUNT, SO DO I. BUT THEY'RE ALL MELODIES, AREN'T THEY?
Count Balder (John):NO, DON'T WORRY. I'LL PLAY THIS ONE. DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? LISTEN TO THIS ONE.

PLEASE DON'T BRING YOUR BANJO BAG,
I KNOW WHERE IT'S BEEN.
I WASN'T HARDLY GONE A DAY
WHEN IT BECAME THE SCENE.
BANJOS, BANJOS ALL THE TIME,
I CAN'T FORGET THAT TUNE.
AND IF I EVER SEE ANOTHER BANJO,
I'M GOING OUT TO BUY A BIG BALLOON,
AND IF I EVER SEE ANOTHER BANJO,
I'M GOING OUT TO BUY A BIG BALLOON,
AND IF I EVER SEE ANOTHER BANJO,
I'M GOING OUT TO BUY A TOY BALLOON,
AND IF I EVER SEE ANOTHER BANJO,
I'M GOING OUT TO BUY A TOY BALLOON,
AND IF I EVER SEE ANOTHER BLOOM,
I'M GOING OUT TO BUY A TOY BALLOON,

YES, EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS.

EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
EV'RYWHERE IT'S SONG.
LONDON, PARIS, ROME AND NEW YORK,
TOKYO, HONG KONG.
OH, EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AND I'M OFF TO JOIN THE CHEER!
EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV'RY YEAR!
OH, EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV'RY YEAR!
I SAID THAT EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV'RY YEAR!
ONE MORE TIME NOW!
EV'RYWHERE IT'S CHRISTMAS,
AT THE END OF EV?RY YEAR,

HA-HA-HA, JOLLY GOOD, HO-HO, JOLLY GOOD.

To the top, Johnny!


The Beatles Christmas Record--1967

IT'S A BOUNCY REMIX. TAKE 444!

CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
AIN'T BEEN 'ROUND SINCE YOU KNOW WHEN.
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
O-U-T SPELLS OUT!

THE BOYS ARRIVE AT BBC HOUSE:
-"WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
-"WE ARE BEING GRANTED PERMISSION, OH WISE ONE."
-"AH, PASS IN PEACE."

CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
CHRISTMAS TIME IS

-"AN AUDITION WILL BE HELD AT 10 A.M., WEDNESDAY THE FIRST IN THE FLUFFY REHEARSAL ROOMS. BRING YOUR OWN!"

-"THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE!"
-"WOULD OVER HERE BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU?"
-"CARRY ON!"
-"OVER HERE, ARE YOU THIRTEEN, EH?"
-"NEXT, PLEASE!"

GET WONDERLUST FOR YOUR TROUSERS
GET WONDERLUST FOR YOUR HAIR.

-"SITTING WITH ME IN THE STUDIO TONIGHT IS A CROSS SECTION OF BRITISH YOUTH. I?D LIKE FIRST OF ALL TO SPEAK TO YOU, SIR GERALD."
-"OH, NOT A BIT OF IT. WE HAD A JOB TO DO, MICHAEL."
-"AH, YES, YES, QUITE. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ANSWERING MY QUESTION."
-"OH, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY, THERE WAS A JOB TO BE DONE."

CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN.

ON TO THE NEXT ROUND!
BINGO! BINGO! HA! HA!

-"IN THE RECENT HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR BLACKPOOL, MRS G. EVANS OF SOLIHULL WAS GRADUALLY INJURED. SHE WANTS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL "PLENTY OF JAM JARS" BY THE RAVELLERS. AND HERE IT IS."

PLENTY OF JAM JARS, BABY,
PLENTY OF JAM JARS FOR YOU. (for you, baby)
PLENTY OF JAM JARS, BABY,
PLENTY OF JAM JARS FOR YOU.
PLENTY OF JAM JARS, BABY, (baby, baby)
PLENTY OF JAM JARS FOR YOU.

-"AND HOW OLD ARE YOU?"
-"THIRTY-TWO."
-"OOOOH!"
-"NEVER..."
-"I AM!"
-"GET AWAY!"
-"I AM!"
-"WELL, WHAT PRICE HAVE YOU GOT YOUR EYES ON?"
-"I HAVE?"
-"OOOOH!"
-"WELL, YOU'VE JUST WON A TRIP TO DENVER AND FIVE OTHERS!"
-"OOOOH!"
-"THANK YOU."
-"AND ALSO, WAIT FOR IT, YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN ELECTED AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR PADDINGTON!"
-"OOOOH!"
-"LOOK AFTER YOURSELF! HA! HA!"

GET WONDERLUST FOR YOUR TROUSERS,
GET WONDERLUST FOR YOUR HAIR.

-"THIS ROUND IS BROUGHT TO YOU TONIGHT FROM THE ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW."
-"HELLO! I'M SPEAKING FROM A CALL BOX!"
-"HELLO! HELLO! OPERATOR! HELLO OPERATOR! I'VE BEEN CUT OFF!
I-I-I'VE BEEN CUT OFF! IT'S EMERGENCY!"

O-U-T SPELLS OUT! (da-da-da-da-da)
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN,
AIN'T BEEN 'ROUND SINCE YOU KNOW WHEN. (ee-hoo!)
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN, (that's right!)
O-U-T SPELLS OUT!

-"AND HOW OLD ARE YOU?" CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN! -"THIRTY-TWO! HA! HA! HA!
-"NEVER! HA! HA! HA!"
-"WELL, YOU WON A PRICE! HA! HA! HA!"
-"GET OFF THE SHOW! HA! HA! HA!"

-"THEY LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR."
-"WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR."
-"THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR."

-"CARRY ON!"
-"LOOK AFTER YOURSELF! HA! HA! HA!"
-"COME IN!"

AND CHRISTMAS TIME IS ALL,
AND YOUR BONNIE CLAY US THROUGH.
HAPPY BREASTLING TO YOU PEOPLE
ALL OUR BEST FROM ME TO YOU.
AND THE BEASTY BRANGOM BUTTON
TO THE HEATHER AND LITTLE INN.
AND BE STRATTENED OOT IN MATETHER
TO YER ARMS ONCE BACK AGAIN.
OCH AWAY, YE BONNIE.

To the top, Johnny!


The Beatles Christmas Record 1968

-" HELLO, THIS IS A BIG HI AND A SINCERE MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM YOURS TRULY, RINGO STARR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY CHRISTMAS,
HAPPY EASTER, HAPPY AUTUMN.
HAPPY MICKLEMUS, EV'RYBODY,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, EV'RYBODY TO YOU.

I'D LIKE TO WISH EV'RYBODY HAPPY CHRISTMAS
THIS YEAR OF 1968 GOING ON 69.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR,
ALL THE BEST TO YOU FROM HERE.

AH - HAAA!

I'D LIKE TO WISH EV'RYBODY
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
FROM THERE TO HERE,
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR,
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR.

WHEN I GET TO THE BOTTOM
I GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THE SLIDE,
WHERE I STOP AND I TURN AND I GO FOR A RIDE
TILL I GET TO THE BOTTOM AND I SEE YOU AGAIN.

-"ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WERE TWO BALLOONS CALLED JOCK AND YONO. THEY WERE STRICTLY IN LOVE, BOUND TO HAPPEN IN A MILLION YEARS. THEY WERE TOGETHER MAN. UNFORTUNATE TIMETABLE, THEY SEEMED TO HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WHICH KEPT CALLING THEM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. BUT THEY BATTLED ON AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDITIES, INCLUDING SOME OF THEIR BEAST FRIENDS. BEING IN LOVE, THEY CLUNG TOGETHER EVEN MORE MAN. BUT SOME OF THE POISONOUS MONSTERS' OUTDATED BOSS - LORDY APE CLAWS DID STICK SLIGHTLY, AND THEY OCCASIONALLY HAD TO RESORT TO THE DRY CLEANERS. LUCKILY, THIS DID NOT KILL THEM AND THEY WEREN'T BANNED FORM THE OLYMPIC GAMES. THEY LIVED HOPEFULLY EVER AFTER AND WHO COULD BLAME THEM?"

-"WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN, ANOTHER FAB CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN. AIN'T BEEN AROUND SINCE LAST YEAR. AND WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, ALL THE WAY FROM AMERICA, TO SAY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU OUR FAITHFUL, BELOVED FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HAVE MADE OUR LIFE WORTH LIVING. AND OVER HERE I HAVE MR. MALCOLM EVANS WHO THROUGH THICK AND THIN WOULD SURELY LIKE TO SAY A WORD OF GREETING AT THIS FESTIVE OCCASION."

-"MERRY CHRISTMAS CHILDREN EVERYWHERE."

-"AT THE FIRST STROKE, IT WILL BE ..."
-".. RINGO STARR. THANK YOU!
-"GOOD EVENING."
-"HELLO ME DEAR. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING."
-"I'M NOT SURPRISED."
-"WELL, I AM! CERTAINLY AM!"
-"I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SO MYSELF."
-"WELL, IF YOU ASK ME, I THINK IT'S INSANE."
-"OCCASIONALLY."
-"YES, ME, TOO. TWICE A WEEK SOMETIMES."
-"FOURTEEN AND SIX."
-"NINETEEN AND FIVE TO SAVE ME IF YOU DON'T MIND."
-"YES, I KNOW."
-"DON'T YOU SAY YES TO ME! I'M TELLING YOU!"
-"THIS IS A PRIVATE LINE, YOU KNOW."
-"PRIVATE LINE? I'VE BEEN ON THIS LINE FOR TWO YEARS!"

-"WELL, IT'S MY PROUD PLEASURE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE PERFORMERS IN OUR CAREER. AND HE'S COME ALL THE WAY FROM STOKELY CARMICHEL'S -ON-SEA. AND I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE HIM. LET'S GIVE HIM A BIG HAND ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY CHRISTMAS,
HAPPY EASTER, HAPPY AUTUMN,
HAPPY MICKLEMUS, EV'RYBODY,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, EV'RYBODY TO YOU.

-"ONCE UPON A POOL TABLE THERE LIVED A SHORT-HAIRED BUTCHER'S BOY BY THE WAY OF OSTERGARD. IT COMES IN SENTENCEPOOLARARROWIC AIRPORT HER FATHER WAS IN A LONG STORY CUT SHORT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LIFE SENTENCE. WE'RE INDEBTED TO THE COLLOQUIAL OFFICE FOR ITS IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL OF HER HONORWITZ, INCLUDING, I MIGHT ADD, HOC VIRTALLO A TOTEM. ON THE OTHER HANDBAG, I MEAN TO SAY L'AMOURE NE SOOME TU JOURE REALISTIC, STRICTLY SPEAKING. FOR THIS FILM IS ABOUT AN HOURGLASS HOUSEBOAT. THE FULL MEANING OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL DEFIES DESCRIPTION. THEIR LOSS WAS OUR GAINSBOROUGH NIL. THE SOUND OF A MANSERVANTILE DEFECTIVELY LASTING BARRED UP IN A LOVE-DIZZY GAR-DI-DELL TIME. HOW CLOSE CAN YOU GETTYSBURG AND EVER UNDERLY COUNCIL YA ORIGINALLY A BIRDBATH FEELING..."

-"CUT!"

-"WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST HERE THIS EVENING, MR. TINY TIM. I'D LIKE TO ASK HIM TO SAY A FEW WORDS."

-"OH, HELLO TO YOU NICE BEATLES. AH, IT'S SO WONDERFUL, WHAT A THRILL IT IS TALKING HERE. AH, IN MR. HARRISON'S PRESENCE, MR. WEISS' PRESENCE, AND ALL HIS NICE WONDERFUL FRIENDS. AND THE THING IS, I JUST WANNA SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL. AND, AH, A HAPPY NEW YEAR."

-"THANK YOU, TINY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING US A LITTLE SONG?"

-"AH, I'D LOVE TO. HERE'S A SONG I DID IN 1966 IN FRONT OF MISS JILL FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND I DID THIS IN ALBERT HALL, AND WHAT A THRILL IT WAS, AH, TO DO THIS THEN, AND NOW ... EXACTLY THE WAY I DID IT THEN."

HE'S A, OOH, REAL NOWHERE MAN,
LIVING IN HIS NOWHERE LAND,
MAKING ALL HIS NOWHERE PLANS FOR NOBODY.

HASN'T GOT A POINT OF VIEW,
KNOWS NOT WHERE HE'S GOING TO,
ISN'T HE A BIT LIKE YOU AND ME?

NOWHERE MAN, (yes?) DON'T WORRY,
TAKE YOUR TIME, DON'T HURRY,
NOWHERE MAN, THE WORLD'S AT YOUR COMMAND, OOH.

HE'S A, HUH HUH, REAL NOWHERE MAN,
LIVING IN HIS NOWHERE LAND,
MAKING ALL HIS NOWHERE PLANS FOR NOBODY, OOH, OOH.

-"THANK YOU, TINY. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU, TINY."
-"GOD BLESS YOU ALL. OH, GOD BLESS YOU ALL."

To the top, Johnny!


The Beatles Christmas Record 1969

-"MAMA!"

-"NOW YOU LADS, HAVE YOU JUST SHOUT HAPPY CHRISTMAS ALL OF YOU FOR THIS TAPE!"
-"HAPPY CHRISTMAS?"
-"YEAH. GO ON. ONE, TWO, THREE."
-"HAPPY CHRISTMAS!"
-"THANK YOU, SAME TO YOU, HA! HA! HAPPY CHRISTMAS!"

-"... CHRISTMAS, JOHN, AND I SEE YOU STROLLING IN ASCOT GARDEN WITH YOUR WIFE YOKO, BUT WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL THOUGHTS AT, FOR CHRISTMAS?"
-"WELL, YOKO, IT IS CHRISTMAS AND MY SPECIAL THOUGHTS, OF COURSE, TEND TOWARDS EATING."
-"HA! HA! HA! ALL RIGHT. SO, EATING. WELL, WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO EAT?"
-"WELL, I'D LIKE SOME CORNFLAKES PREPARED BY PARISIAN HANDS. AND I'D LIKE IT BLESSED BY HARE KRISHNA MANTRA."

-"WISH OF A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS HAVE A JOLLY NEW YEAR, MAKE SURE THAT CHRISTMAS .. COMES ONCE A YEAR." YES, HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALL THE BEST. THIS IS GEORGE HARRISON SAYING HAPPY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS. HAPPY. HAPPY ...

OOH, GOOD EVENING TO YOU LADIES,
GOOD EVENING TO YOU GENTLEMEN,
HAPPY TO BE HERE,
GOOD EVENING TO YOU GENTLEMEN,
I FEAR, I FEAR, I FEAR.
GOOD EVENING TO YOU ONE AND ALL
I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY
THE COMING SPORTSDAY OF YOUR LIFE
IS MAMA'S LITTLE BOY.

-"SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE THE GARDEN HERE?"
-"I THINK IT'S SIMPLY SPLENDID. I'M OVERWHELMED BY ITS SANCTUARY."
-"SO, YOU DON'T MIND THESE HIGH GATES AND THINGS AND THE WALLS.?"
-"OH, I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE HIGH WALLS. < THE ELIZABETHAN HIGH WALL IS SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS LOVED, YOU SEE."
-"YES."
-"LADY."

THIS IS TO WISH YOU A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS,
THIS IS TO WISH YOU JUST A MERRY, MERRY YEAR.
THIS IS TO WISH YOU JUST A HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR,
THIS IS TO WISH YOU A MERRY, MERRY, MERRY NEW YEAR.

-"I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I HOPE EVERYBODY LISTENING TO THIS HAS A VERY HAPPY TIME AT CHRISTMAS AND HAS A GOOD, FORTUNATE, LUCKY NEW YEAR. AND A GOOD TIME TO BE HAD BY ALL."

-"MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

MM, THIS IS TO WISH YOU A ME-MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS,
THIS IS TO WISH YOU A HA-HA-HAPPY NEW YEAR.

-"HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR PLACE IN THE...EH..THE SEVENTIES TO COME? WE'VE HAD THE SWINGING SIXTIES, AND I WAS WONDERING, MRS. LENNON, HOW YOU SAW YOUR PLACE IN THE SEVENTIES?"
-"I THINK IT'LL BE A QUIET, PEACEFUL SEVENTIES, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW." -"SO YOU THINK THERE'S GONNA BE PEACE, DO YOU?"
-"YES, AND FREEDOM."
-"I SEE."
-"FREEDOM OF MIND. AND EVERYTHING."
-"I SEE. REALLY NICE."
-"EVERYBODY WILL JUST BE FLYING AROUND, YOU KNOW."
-"AH, EVERYBODY WILL JUST BE FLYING AROUND, YOU SEE, D'YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?"
-"THE AIR'S SO CRISP AND ALL THAT. AND JUST, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT IT, VERY DELICATE ..."

DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN,
BRIGHTLY SHONE THE MOON LAST NIGHT
ON THE MOSTY CRUEL.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS LOOK OUT
ON THE FEAST OF....

-"... AND IT'S SORT OF, AH, LIKE A STRANGE MAGIC, YOU KNOW, JUST SLOWING DOWN THE PROCESS OF OUR THINKING. ANYWAY, IT'S JUST REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS - (Happy Christmas)
HAPPY CHRISTMAS - (Happy Christmas)
HAPPY CHRISTMAS - (Happy Christmas)
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

TAKE TWO!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS,
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY CHRISTMAS - (Happy Christmas)
OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH, HAPPY CHRISTMAS - (hah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
OH-OH-OH-OH, HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

JOHN, YOKO,
JOHN, HAPPY CHRISTMAS
IT'S WARM AND NICE AND COMFEE IN ASCOT.
AC-DC LIGHTS.
LET'S PUT THE LIGHTS ON THE TREES.
ALRIGHT, DEAR, YOU PASS ME THE LIGHTS AND I'LL STICK IT TO THE TREE,
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA....

MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-
MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-
MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-
MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-MERRY CHRISTMAS-
MERRY CHRISTMAS-MAGIC CHRISTIAN-MAGIC CHRISTIAN-
MAGIC CHRISTIAN-MAGIC CHRISTIAN-MAGIC CHRISTIAN-
MAGIC CHRISTIAN.

-"IT'S JUST A PLUG FOR THE FILM, KEN. TRY AND KEEP IT ON. THIS IS RINGO SAYING MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EV'RYBODY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR."

-"HA HA HA HA HA...."
-"I'D LIKE A BIG TEDDY!"
-"I'LL GET YOU A BIG, PINK TEDDY BEAR."
-"OH, THANK YOU, MOMMY."
-"AND BE A GOOD BOY, JOHN."
-"OH, YES, MOMMY, I WILL. AS LONG AS YOU GET ME A TEDDY BEAR."
-"A BIG, PINK TEDDY BEAR."
-"AND A TRAIN SET."
-"AMERICAN TRAIN SET THEN?"
-"AND A MAN ON THE MOON, THAT GOES ON THE MOON, DANCE ON THE MOON."
-"AN ICE CREAM MOON THEN."
-"THAT'S RIGHT. AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS, AND LOTS.....
-"HA HA HA HA HA...."

To the top, Johnny!


Christmas Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the Beatles at Christmas time or the sleeves and whatever else. I hope to be getting thumbnails up soon and I certainly will be adding more!


The Beatles with a Snowman...maybe before one of the Christmas shows, I'm not sure.


A Beatles Christmas!


Record Sleeve for the Beatles' first Christmas Album.


A card to Cynthia from John...how sweet!


I think this is some fan club thing...notice the sign for Paul that wishes him a "Happy Christmas."


I think this is something from Apple...maybe from a sleeve...


The Beatles with a Christmas cake! Yummy!


Preparing for a Christmas show!


Cartoon Beatles wishing you a Happy Crimble!

That's all I have now. Stay tuned for more!

To the top, Johnny!


More coming soon...stay tuned! Have a safe and happy holiday season!
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