Beatles Christmas 1965 - The Beatles Third Christmas Record

[@1982pencil]

The Beatles: the only band that makes a Christmas record for their fan club that is largely them making fun of their own songs. :D

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

The Beatles are so good that their off-key 'Christmastday' is better than everyone else's covers of 'Yesterday'.

[@nigel77patterson59]

It's great the Fab Four did this Christmas pr but so many covers of Yesterday are much better than this....Elvis,

[@1982pencil]

@@nigel77patterson59 They weren't trying to sing well here, though. :D

[@iamdefinitelyanungovernabl5621]

@@nigel77patterson59 he covered it while trying to get Lennon deported. Fuck Elvis.

[@denisbrouillard5443]

@@nigel77patterson59 it was a goof, something they always did. Not meant for serious ears.

[@wilsonstone935]

I like it cause they're kinda making fun of paul a little, john was having fun

[@averyprofessionalmieke]

absolutely living for George's energy in this 😭😭

[@GodsArtGallery111]

Same 😂

[@nickl6791]

It's the best lol

[@Beatleslover3]

Same lmaooo😭

[@YeetTheSlavs]

Despite being called "The Quiet One" George is the noisiest out all of them.

[@recemarkou3223]

Yeet _The _ Slavs Lennon???

[@YeetTheSlavs]

@@recemarkou3223 He's second

[@christhomas9016]

It's the Egg Nog!! Merry Christmas.

[@davidsafier6333]

The Earth has been around for billions of years and I got to be alive the same time as the Beatles!

[@DAEDRICHHHH-TUCKER19]

lucky lol

[@televisionarchivestudios1130]

I have this signed by all four of them. A DJ who worked in Florida gave me his record collection.

[@wayinfront1]

Lucky you. Worth some good ole DOSH, don'tcha know, my cannily hoarding friend, down in your depot.

[@televisionarchivestudios1130]

@@wayinfront1 I also have a lock of John Lennon's hair I wish I had the other ones

[@wayinfront1]

@@televisionarchivestudios1130 Get it valued by an auction house! I used to work for Sotheby's. Phone them up. They'll want to know its provenance (history, how the lock came to be snipped off, how you acquired it, whatever details you can provide). It may not matter too much if you haven't got much provenance, if they're able to do DNA test on it, or have other means of verification. The provenance can sometimes add a lot to the value. I should think the lock must have been snipped off pretty early in his career. His hair was red, wasn't it. Get the record/s valued too. Can't be many of them about.

[@televisionarchivestudios1130]

@@wayinfront1 I got his hair from a friend of mine who cut hair in Miami back in the early 1960s. He left me his collection in his will. He also left me other celebrities including Elvis. It's reddish brown

[@wayinfront1]

@@televisionarchivestudios1130 AQ lock of his hair sold for $35,000 back in 2016. As I said, get it valued! If you visit one of Sotheby's offices they won't charge you a fee for estimating the value, unless you need an official written valuation for insurance purposes. Phone them up first and arrane to visit, or just find out their nearest auction base to where you are. Either use them or Christie's, which is the other world's top auction house. When I was a picture dealer (after working at Sotheby's) I use to just walk in to their place, or Christie's, or Bonhams. But might be best to phone first. They have different premises sometimes for the more valuable and less valuable stuff. Also, phoning in, they can advise you on what they need for proof etc. Please don't just leave it unvalued. And I'd keep quiet about it and lock it up safely! Here's story of 2016 sale: www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35625451#:~:text=A%20lock%20of%20John%20Lennon%27s,Heritage%20Auctions%20in%20Dallas%2C%20Texas.

[@Nitsitapi]

It’s a gift to be a Beatles fan for my entire life to be able to hear new Beatles stuff later in life

[@wilsonstone935]

Yeah, I first heard these Christmas ' messages' a few years ago, was like a gold mine, luv when they were just goofing around, they're all really humorous

[@alinetetu]

Yes!!! It’s a gift to be a Beatles fan! This year I first heard “there you go Eddy” by Paul and I’m always finding new amazing stuff! Thank you, mother, for gifting me my first record and thank you life for making me a Beatle person!

[@Mr1963corvette]

John always being so cheeky. You gotta love it. They are so off the cuff and spontaneous and entertaining even on a larkish Christmas piece like this.

[@Hacienda_27]

“And if you haven’t got yours, send fourpence in and get a free one”

[@dougrogers956]

The Beatles were so entertaining no matter what they did. Music or vocal.

[@DrRussPhd]

I love the fact that they lampoon the song "Yesterday". I'm sure they were tired of playing it straight for people. 1966 saw the end of their touring and instead became a studio band with remarkable results.

[@Rupert14]

I have always thought these Christmas message records, listened to one after another, are kind of the entire history of The Beatles in about 45 minutes. We go from the giddiness of 1963, to world weary by 1965, to psychedelic weirdness and introspection...and finally, they are taping bits separately. Paul is of course trying to put a happy face out there, then even his contributions are melancholy. John...has to be Johnandyoko and makes us suffer through a few minutes of their brilliant conversation. I cannot remember which year it is, but the greatest fucking thing on one of these is the "Podgy The Bear And Jasper" sketch, done by John and Paul. I may be reading too much into this but l don't think so. These two characters are huddled around an unlit fire, and realize they need to run an errand for supplies. I think this sketch is an allegory for their songwriting partnership. They need to get 3 things (matches, candles, and buns). They determine that the best way to ensure they get all 3 things, that one of them will remember matches, and the other, candles. That is John and Paul all the way. The real kicker is the 'buns'. They decide that they both will remember those. The 'buns' are their collaboration. One does matches, one does candles...and they work together to 'remember the buns'. Their collaboration. That is a beautiful John and Paul story. And, just in case you think l am nuts...even though the characters are switched, why do their names begin with J and P? There are a lot of other letters in the alphabet.

[@gooders7366]

A fellow nutter. I completely agree.. but.. it may be bigger still. Try this: Cynthia said the following of the writing partnership ‘John needed Paul’s attention to detail and persistence; Paul needed John’s anarchic, lateral thinking.’ which, it seems to me, at the danger of ‘reading too much into it’, is exactly Iain McGilchrist’s late insight into Mind. He talks of ‘left and right hemisphere’ thinking, and posits that ‘left brained’ ‘Paul’ type thinkers have largely called the shots in the West. What’s needed, to redress the balance, is ‘right brained’ ‘John’ type thinkers.

[@PolythenePam0451]

they're not weary they are stoned

[@olmose]

I'd forgotten just how much fun those lads were, back in the day.

[@cooleslaw]

0:48 Thanks, John.

[@65TossTrap]

This is freakier than Revolution No. 9.

[@havingagr8time]

I love how extemporaneous, playful and offbeat this is. And hilarious too!

[@nankypooh655]

Now THIS is where their Christmas fan club records get REALLY interesting! The first two are nice friendly thanks for being a fan and Merry Christmas type of messages, but HERE, they start doing off the cuff improvised silliness, and every fan club record only gets better from this point on. It is a tradition in my household to break out the Christmas album and play it every year in the month of December. Enjoy this while you can, because I wouldn't be surprised if it gets deleted soon.

[@armandgallanosa]

They were f*ckn genius with studio improv

[@hansvandijk1487]

Dear George, John, RIP.

[@tanline6662]

5:57 The end of the LOVE version of "All You Need Is Love"

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes love the Beatles songs for christmas. Christmas is here again.

[@godfreydaniel6278]

There are a bunch of these - maybe seven altogether, year by year, made for the fan club. I've got 'em all on an ancient cassette somewhere - used to play it every year at Christmastime. Everyone loved them...

[@darwinblinks]

George: "Bloody Christmas album time again? Do we ever get a day off?" Paul: "Good thing we're stoners now, eh right? We'll just blaze right through it."

[@ethanchild582]

3:33 "Please everybody if we haven't done what we could've done we've tried." (If you know, you know.)

[@amberrose3093]

I don’t know but I feel like I should 🥺

[@ethanchild582]

@@amberrose3093 The mysterious band The Residents sampled this part of the track.

[@timothyorr4379]

Beyond the Valley of a Day in the Life!

[@TheCranberrySource]

A came here because of The Residents. 😂

[@thebreedinghousewife8818]

“Love” compilation album for the cirque du Soleil show brought me here

[@briteness]

The Beatles were half comedy troupe! I suspect they developed those skills, along with their musical abilities, during their residencies in Hamburg, when they would be onstage for long hours almost every night of the week. They had to keep the people entertained!

[@primtones]

Don't you think the comedy was a part of the Northern working class culture they grew up in?

[@briteness]

@@primtones Sure, it was, and they had pop culture comedy influences like the Goon Show (which I only know because of them), but the fact that they were so funny as a group, and that it was a significant part of their public persona, I do think is connected with how much time they spent on stage in Hamburg. They would have learned what worked with audiences. Just my opinion. I would like to know what Paul & Ringo would say about it.

[@kathypiazza7228]

@@briteness living through bombings etc. In WW2 the Brits turned to comedy to cope & it continued to this day.

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

@@primtones humour is the highest form of intelligence

[@stevensprunger3422]

You know they were super inspired by the goons and the Goon shows In fact they used to hang around Peter Sellers one of the goons Ringo. In magic Christian with Peter Sellers and bought Peter Sellers castle which Peter Sellers named “Fred”

[@lety04]

I love them so much😂

[@katkk4096]

Sameeee

[@BlueyHeelerluvsBeatles4ever]

Same ❤

[@miketheshanmanmangan]

always a musical treat from THE BEATLES

[@yankeeman3170]

In America they sold Beatles playing card packs with gum just like baseball card were sold and John was making fun of that. LOL!

[@robertopolanco517]

I have some of those

[@stuartpowell8638]

Lennon is so inventive he saves this from becoming a little monotonous.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I'd say they're all doing their part to help keep it lively

[@chumon1992]

At this point they are trying to come up with ideas and they arent even sure that to say. It must be weird to be in such an existence.

[@donavonmacallister3101]

He is hilarious

[@saulgoodman_bcs]

2:31 - is this where George got the idea for Old Brown Shoe?

[@ottofischer52]

they`re genius!

[@mattlbeyer5957]

Love that Barry McGuire impression at 3:07 XD. Merry Christmas, folks!

[@swami1]

“…floatin’ in the River Jordan…”

[@DAEDRICHHHH-TUCKER19]

wow you guys got that reference! only one in this comment section to have gotten that! 🤣

[@donavonmacallister3101]

Heard this as I was walking out the door of a company party in 1965...wondered what it was.lol.it was extremely cold and windy . This is probably the best crimble record besides the 1967 one.

[@ThePosserman]

Wonder if that's where George got his Old Brown Shoe title from??!

[@Will-sh8kl]

I was just thinking the same

[@mediumsame]

@@tomdale1313 ain’t no one talking bout ww2

[@robyoung9968]

I would love to own these. John always so Sarcastic..❤️ Before the drugs? Ha. Ha. Hysterical!!!

[@nestorperena8629]

they lived the dream

[@dynjarren8355]

Happy Crimble? What’s a Crimble? That’s John making up his own words again.

[@wayinfront1]

Informal/slang British word for Christmas. Crimble or Crimbo were and are commonly used.

[@risa-rupta-pictures]

2:55 Is the greatest auld lang syne rendition of all time

[@grandpahickory613]

I PRETENDED I WAS ONE OF THEM....BOUGHT BEATLES BUBBLE GUM EVERY NICKEL I FOUND...I was poor, had no friends, practiced British accent, learned guitar myself...I WAS ONLY 12...Reality came when I turned 16, had to get my haircut... Had to go find a job, then said goodbye to the Beatle dream that was all make believe.... LIFE IS HARD!!! here in the real world it's not that easy at all ! I WORKED A HORRIBLE JOB I HATED FOR 35 YEARS, AND NOW I AM A WIDOWER ... I AM 72 YEARS OLD NOW...

[@michaelwilber774]

Once again The Beatles never cease to amaze me

[@regiscornu5183]

Christmas its Also important for the Beatles ,its a beautiful day for the Beatles !

[@bobphillips3222]

Rather clever and cheeky blokes. Wonder whatever became of them?

[@debessar95]

I need it in the Beatles In Mono box set.

[@eleanorrose1133]

Gotta love em!!

[@SallyKohorst]

Wonderful.

[@RocknRollMusic-xq7ho]

I have the originals somewhere in my collection.

[@denisbrouillard5443]

I had them at one time, until my then soon to be x- wife tossed them out, including my original mono albums.

[@RocknRollMusic-xq7ho]

@@denisbrouillard5443 Damn! That's grounds for divorce right there.

[@denisbrouillard5443]

@@RocknRollMusic-xq7ho ha ha ha, yea your right, it took me a long time to get over it. Seriously, Don't think I ever did.

[@jaelge]

@@denisbrouillard5443: Well, I can understand why she´s the ex.

[@denisbrouillard5443]

@@jaelge lol, yea she could've taken just about everything, just leave all my Beatle stuff alone. Haha, she knew how to stab me in the heart.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

These albums were so CLEARLY tailored for John. Any excuse for him to prat about and he'd take it.

[@Turtledove2009]

Yes! Ha ha ha!

[@Hacienda_27]

This is my favourite one tbh

[@miketresca1067]

Okay George.

[@thewkovacs316]

they really were huge fans of the goon show

[@LibuttiG]

AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[@oficialcesarleitao]

Feliz Natal do Recife- Brazil

[@areareare9953]

"I see you haven't shaved again..."

[@wobby1268]

Ah, yes. Gotta love Paul and his famous noon o'clock shadow! 😁

[@Sana-df3qw]

Yayyy I'm the first to comment lol just wanted to say I love it

[@DAVI8R]

I’m the first reply to the first comment, I want to say I love you too -also welcome to 2020

[@Sana-df3qw]

@@DAVI8R aw I guess some things never change still loving it thanks for bringing back the Christmas vibes

[@Sana-df3qw]

@@DAVI8R aw I guess some things never change still loving it thanks for bringing back the Christmas vibes

[@Sana-df3qw]

@@DAVI8R aw I guess some things never change still loving it thanks for bringing back the Christmas vibes haha

[@ericandrews5108]

That's hilarious

[@wikijerry3678]

I am seeing some single records i never seen before

[@kaitlynreynolds5192]

Paul sounds like Sam Gamgee from LOTR at 2:06-2:10

[@debradonato7363]

FABulousNESS💟🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💟

[@BlueyHeelerluvsBeatles4ever]

Such silly boys. I love them ❤

[@callanfox3713]

5:57 "Love" album sample orgin

[@callanfox3713]

@argentineguy-ut5ow those calm violins are from the final song off the white album called "Goodnight"

[@thetrippyhippie5882]

In 2:34 John says old brown shoe

[@trevorthomason2077]

I think john had a stroke 3:58

[@mattandjackwonderpotion]

I danced to this 🤣

[@marisarico4933]

😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏💏💕👍🤶🎅🏻 Genial.

[@annas.5676]

😂😂😂😂 Love them.

[@carlossandovalmercado7498]

Apenas pensaba buscar estas grabaciones

[@Maximus2022]

0:48 The closest thing we're going to get to John Lennon ASMR. 😂😂

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Wow this was a 33RPM? I assumed it was a 45!

[@hollishutchins2896]

Playing cards made out of what tell me now what John said

[@wayinfront1]

KNICKERS.

[@55westend1]

@@wayinfront1 I’m surprised that line made it on to the record!

[@gdholmfirth]

At 4:12 the lads are wearing the same clothes they wore for the cover of "Beatles IV". Clearly from the same photo shoot.

[@polygonpunk]

Ilya Kuryakin brought me here. And he looked at me.

[@nigel77patterson59]

Illya rules!

[@nigel77patterson59]

Napoleon (RIP) rocked too!

[@martinjackson8155]

The cleaners from Venus

[@surfstrat59]

The money, the power, the manipulative wives....

[@ChainNonSmoker]

@Fab4 haha good one

[@swarlock]

😁😁😁

[@ML-ul2zq]

Some are blue, some are green. We take no notice it's an all white policy in this group. LOL

[@egmardealmeidamiron]

nao obrigo a niguem a ficar com migo foi me dado a resposta

[@briangallagher2236]

Just a wee bit stoned.

[@inesreboyras8779]

Scouses!!

[@Cryo837]

I can only imagine what this would have sounded like if somebody slipped Lennon a "pooter". kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYC8lKKre96eiKM

[@garrettdavis6500]

Classic Beatles before they depleted their testosterone with the Yogi, & Hollywierd.

[@BTLFAEN]

Wish Ringo would refrain from singing. His VOICE!!!!

[@eargasm1072]

The Fabs where just a couple of "wild and crazy guys" !!