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Recorded 55 years ago today: The Beatles' Christmas Record
Hat tip, ThisDayInRock:
1963 – THE BEATLES HAVE LUNCH WITH FOUR BOYFRIEND MAGAZINE CONTEST WINNERS
1963 – The Beatles have lunch with four Boyfriend magazine contest winners at the Old Vienna restaurant in London. Later in the day the group records The Beatles’ Christmas Record.
1963 – The Beatles have lunch with four Boyfriend magazine contest winners at the Old Vienna restaurant in London. Later in the day the group records The Beatles’ Christmas Record.
1963: The Beatles' Christmas Record
Recorded: 17 October 1963
Location: Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Writer: Tony Barrow
Producer: Tony Barrow
Issued: 6 December 1963
Label: Lyntone, LYN 492
Flexi disc: 7", 1 side, 33⅓ RPM
Total time: 5:00
The first Christmas recording from the Beatles featured several renditions of the traditional carol "Good King Wenceslas" and individual messages from the four, ending with a closing chorus of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ringo". This offering, as well as 1964's, was scripted by Beatles' press officer Tony Barrow, who had instigated the Christmas message programme.
An edited version of this recording was sent to members of the Beatles' American fan-club in December 1964.
Recorded: 17 October 1963
Location: Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Writer: Tony Barrow
Producer: Tony Barrow
Issued: 6 December 1963
Label: Lyntone, LYN 492
Flexi disc: 7", 1 side, 33⅓ RPM
Total time: 5:00
The first Christmas recording from the Beatles featured several renditions of the traditional carol "Good King Wenceslas" and individual messages from the four, ending with a closing chorus of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ringo". This offering, as well as 1964's, was scripted by Beatles' press officer Tony Barrow, who had instigated the Christmas message programme.
An edited version of this recording was sent to members of the Beatles' American fan-club in December 1964.
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The Beatles Christmas Record 1963
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