The Third Beatles Christmas Record

• Composer
  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
• Lead Vocalists
  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though we're here to stay
I believe in yesterday

Don't forget, Christmas is coming. Oh that reminds me, let's do a Christmas record.

Let's do a Christmas record.

Yeah, what shall we say?

That's a good idea, ad-lib it.

Ah, we've got to thank everyone, remember to thank...

Thank. You've got to thank...

You can't ad-lib too much 'cause, you know, we miss...

Well, thank you Johnny, it's been a nice to know ya.

Gotta thank everyone for all the presents this year, and...

Yes.

Ah, oh, for buying the records.

Especially the chewed up pieces of chewing gum and the playing cards made out of knickers.

On behalf of John and I, George speaking, I'd like to thank you for all the Christmas cards and presents and the birthday cards and presents and everything too, as well.

On behalf of George and I, I'd like to thank you for the subscription and all the rest of it. Thank you.

Well, Ringo, what have we done this year?

I see you haven't shaved again.

Well, Ringo, what have we done this year?

We've done a lot of things this year, Paul.

Yes?

Well, we've been away.

Yeah.

And come back.

Like last year.

Eh, we've come back all right.

Aye, we've had a lot of presents sent to us for our brithday and Christmas's.

We'd like to thank everyone, thank you everyone...

We thank you for the presents and the cards.

Thank you for the presents.

Happy Christmas to you listeners
Where in e ye crae no voo
We belong to Edinbody
Don't you make it new
Oh we titother Jack MacGregor
Pon his bonnie ho
Hock yer punny Christmas with a pound of Irish stew

Thank you John.

Down in the jungle where the old black go
We got some, we got some
Down in the jungle where the old black go
We got some, we got some
Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot
For the sake of Auld Lang Syne?
For the sake of Auld Lang Syne, my dear?
For the sake of Auld Lang Syne?
For the sake of Auld Lang Syne, my dear?
For the sake of Auld Lang Syne?

1, 1, 2, 3...

Well, for the sake of Auld Lang Syne, that reminds me Ringo.

Yes.

Last year...

You was here.

We was here. Round the same old mic, same old studio.

Same old guitars, same old faces.

It's the same old song
But a different meaning since...

Copyright, Johnny!

Copyright. Can't say that.

Hey, yeah! All right. What are we gonna do without a copyright, yeah?

How about "We'll get the liliacs and an old brown shoe"?

Yeah, yes. That has a copyright.

All right, let's play a request...

Something Christmassy...

... For all the boys in B.A.O.R.E.

Yeah, all right.

What shall we play for them, 'cause we got some fans in the forces, you know?

Well, here in Munich, it's not quite as fine as it is in London.

Well, Kenneth, the weather's raining here. It's not very good.

Oh, it's not bad over here, but summer, you know we had a bit of rain and all that.

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Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind? China!
Don in Vietnam and China too
And look at all those bodies Jordan
Floating in the river Jordan

Well that looks as though it's about it for the year.

Well, that should cover Israel.

We've certainly tried our best to, ah...

Please everybody.

... Please everybody. If we haven't done what we could have done we've tried.

And if you haven't got yours, send 4 pence in and get a free one.

And since we're gathered around the Christmas microphone here in the studio, we might as well get together with a little Christmas message for you.

Which goes something like this...

... Like this.

Christmas comes but once a year
But when it does, you know it's here
Because we've got a hmm mm mm aam
Singing
Christmas comes but once a year
But when it does it brings good cheer
Because we've got the hmm mm mm aam
For Christmas

Yesterday, doo dah, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in Christmas day (Bless you all on Christmas day)

(Christmas day, Christmas day) This year has turned out to be a big year for us.
(Christmas day) One of our biggest years since we can remember.
(Christmas day) And we can remember a lot of big years. Take... take bugs.
(Chritmas day, Christmas day) And especially those abroad and those of you in B.O.R. 245 Big Time 783.
(Christmas day) There's a lot of us here wanna wish lot of you there. And the weather is perfectly alright, thank you. And don't forget, the old, the new, some folks blue, some folks reen, you take no notice of them. It's an all white policy in this group.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, yeah yeah
Now it looks as though they're here to stay (Now it looks as though)
Oh, bless you all on Christmas day

But once a year.

Aye, and when it comes, it brings good cheer. So don't...

Christmas day, all my troubles seemed so far away

All right, fade it there Charley! Take Seven!

Okay, put the red lights off!

And this is Johnny rhythm just saying "Good night to you all and God blesses".

All right, well, there, that's got it done, then. Eh? What are we gonna do now?

Has he turned it off?

I think he has.

Have you turned it off, lad?

Hey, basher!

It's still the same.

Turned it off, basher?