The Beatles Christmas Gem You May Not Have Heard
The Beatles dominated Christmas during the 1960s. A colossal, record-shattering success, the Fab Four helped completely reinvent pop culture, and were rewarded with an unprecedented four Christmas No. 1 singles.
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Day Tripper’ and ‘Hello, Goodbye’ all stormed their way to the top of the charts, despite never actually mentioning snow, ice, mistletoe, or the big day itself.
Indeed, The Beatles kept their Christmas missives to their fan club members. Aware that the sheer volume of letters being received meant that replies couldn’t always be sent out in a timely manner, the band decided to record limited edition Flexi-discs, which were sent out as festive treats.
Usually it was knockabout stuff – the odd recording, a few messages here and there, maybe a Christmas joke or two – but in 1967 the band decided to go all out. The disc had a coherent theme, while a raucous poem from John Lennon – in a Scottish accent, no less – illustrated his bizarre, Joycean grasp of the English language; indeed, the poem is a kind of mirror to the joyous....
Source: clashmusic.com
