In the 1960s, why didn’t the Beatles record Christmas albums or singles for the general public?
May 12th, 2009Yahoo Man asked:
They only recorded Christmas messages and occasional songs just for their fan club members.
They only recorded Christmas messages and occasional songs just for their fan club members.
May 13th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I Don’t Really Know, I Guess I Never Really Thought About It.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Perhaps they didn’t want to sell out like everyone else was (and still are).
May 14th, 2009 at 2:45 am
The Revolution Man, thats when the beatles got into their experimental stage. Plus at that time they were still under contract and most of the songs they played and that were put on the Albums were chosen by the Producer George Martin and the Label.
Anything for the public was dictated but the Fan Club they had control over. I hope AC/DC comes out with a X-Mas Album that would be awesome.
May 16th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
They didn’t do any Christmas songs or albums that were released to the public until after they broke up.
John Lennon and Yoko did the song “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” in 1971 which is very popular.
Paul McCartney did the song “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1979 which is also very popular.
George Harrison did the song “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” in 1974 which is played at Christmas time but is actually about New Years Day.
Ringo Starr did a Christmas album titled “I Wanna Be Santa Claus” in 1999 which has some original Christmas songs and is quite good.
Christmas Time (Is Here Again) was recorded in 1967 by The Beatles and was only released to members of their fan club but it was also on the “B” side of the single “Free as a Bird” released in 1995 (although some of it was cut out).
It is also on the Ringo Christmas album.
May 19th, 2009 at 9:14 am
they recorded a Christmas message on 45 rpm every year from 1963 to 1969 for members of the Beatle fan club. They did this to encourage you, the fan to join the club.
The Beatles Christmas Records were sent to the Official Beatles Fan Club once a year between 1963 and 1969.
That’s it.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:11 am
because christmas albums are about the lamest thing you can possibly do.
christmas albums are those things that get in the way when you are trying to thumb through the record bin at a thrift store. they serve no other purpose.
May 22nd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Between 1963 and 1969, the Beatles recorded seven special Christmas singles for their fan club. These were not formal musical efforts, but closer to off-the-wall comedy. Early on, they tend to be cheery and thankful for their success, and later on the recordings are more esoteric. [Reflecting their breakup, the 1969 recording is four seperate pieces] The result is an interesting curiosity for fans, although not necessarily the sort of thing you’d want to put on while trimming the tree. This album, compiling the Christmas singles, was available from the fan club between 1970 and 1972. It was never released commercially, and most extant copies are bootlegs.
That’s all you’ll find for the Beatles as a group as far as Christmas goes.
Take Care
Dave.
May 25th, 2009 at 11:46 am
While the Beatles were one of the most commercial pop bands at that time, recording Xmas songs would have been considered selling out. They were into writing and recording original music, and almost everthing they did went to number one, so why mess with a winning formula.