THE BEATLES THIRD CHRISTMAS RECORD Record Lyn 948 UK 1965 7" RARE
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Description
Recorded: 8 November 1965.
Location: Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road.
Writer: Tony Barrow, The Beatles.
Producer: Tony Barrow.
Issued: 17 December 1965.
Label: Lyntone, LYN 948.
Flexi disc: 7", 1 side, 33⅓ RPM.
Total time: 6:20.
Several off-key, a cappella versions of "Yesterday" are dispersed throughout the record, alongside Lennon's "Happy Christmas to Ya List'nas", "Auld Lang Syne" (which briefly morphs into an impression of Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction"), then begin singing the Four Tops' "It's the Same Old Song" (but stop after George tells them they can't continue because the song is copyrighted), and an original poem titled "Christmas Comes But Once a Year".
Members of the Beatles US fan-club did not receive this (or any) Christmas flexi-disc in 1965. Rather, they received a black and white postcard, with a photo of the Fab Four and the message "Season's Greetings – Paul, Ringo, George, John." The Beatle Bulletin, the publication of the US fan-club, explained in its April 1966 edition that the tape arrived too late to prepare the record in time for Christmas.
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