The Beatles' Third Christmas Record

[All]

All my troubles seemed so far away

Now it looks as though we're here to stay

Oh, I believe in yesterday

[Ringo Starr]

Don't forget, Christmas is comin', oh, that reminds me, let's do a Christmas record

[Paul McCartney]

Let's do a Christmas record

[Ringo Starr]

Yeah, what should we say?

[Paul McCartney]

That's a good idea, ad-lib it

[Ringo Starr]

We've got to thank everyone

Remember to thank

[Paul McCartney]

Yeah

[George Harrison]

Thank, you've got to thank

[Ringo Starr]

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

[Ringo Starr]

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

[Paul McCartney]

Gotta thank everyone for all the presents this year, and uh, or for buying the records

[John Lennon]

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

[George Harrison]

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

[John Lennon]

On behalf of George and I, I'd just like to thank you for the [?], and all the rest of it

Thank you

[Paul McCartney]

Well, Ringo, what have we done this year?

[Ringo Starr]

I see you haven't shaved again

[Paul McCartney]

Well, Ringo, what have we done this year?

[Ringo Starr]

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

[Paul McCartney]

Yes

[Ringo Starr]

Well, we've been away

[Paul McCartney]

Yes

[Ringo Starr]

And like last year

[Paul McCartney]

Eh, we've come back all right

[Ringo Starr]

Aye, we've had a lot of presents sent to us for our birthdays and Christmases

[Paul McCartney]

And we'd like to thank everyone, thank you everyone

[Ringo Starr]

We thank you for the presents and the cards

[Paul McCartney]

Thank you for the presents

[John Lennon Singing]

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

[George Harrison]

Thank you, John

[All Singing]

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?

One, one, two, three

[Paul McCartney]

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

[Ringo Starr]

Yes

[Paul McCartney]

Last year

[Ringo Starr]

You was here

[Paul McCartney]

We was here, round the same old mic, same old studio

[Ringo Starr]

Same old guitars, same old faces

[John Lennon Singing]

It's the same old song

But a different meaning since-

[George Harrison]

Copyright, Johnny!

[Ringo Starr]

Copyright, can't say that

[Paul McCartney]

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

[John Lennon]

How about "We'll gather Lilacs in an Old Brown Shoe"?

[Ringo Starr]

Yeah, yes, that's out of copyright

[John Lennon]

Alright, let's play a request

[Paul McCartney]

Something Christmassy

[John Lennon]

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

[Paul McCartney]

Yeah, alright

[Ringo Starr]

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

[John Lennon]

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

[Ringo Starr]

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

[John Lennon]

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

[Ringo Starr]

Stay tuned in, it's a five-way link-up

[John Lennon]

If you've enjoyed this program, tune to 29314567 megacycles, if you can't find that, drop it

[All Singing]

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind, China!

Down in Vietnam and China too

And look at all those bodies Jordan (China!)

Floating in the river, Jordan

[Paul McCartney]

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

[Ringo Starr]

Well, that should cover Israel

[Paul McCartney]

We've certainly tried our best to, uh

[Ringo Starr]

Please everybody

[Paul McCartney]

Please everybody, if we haven't done what we could've done, we've tried

[John Lennon]

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

[George Harrison]

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

[Paul McCartney]

Which goes something like this

[George Harrison]

Like this

[Paul McCartney]

This

[John Lennon Singing]

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

[All 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, doodah

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

[John Lennon]

This year has turned out to be, a big year for us

[Paul McCartney Singing]

Christmas day

[John Lennon]

One of our biggest years, since we can remember

[Paul McCartney Singing]

Christmas day

[John Lennon]

And we can remember a lot of big years

Take, take bugs

[Paul McCartney Singing]

Christmas day

[Ringo Starr Singing]

Christmas day

[John Lennon]

And especially those abroad and those of you in B.O.R. 2459783

[Paul McCartney Singing]

Christmas day

[John Lennon]

Cause a lot of us here wanna wish a lot of you there, and the weather's perfectly alright, thank you. And don't forget, the old, the new, some folks blue, some folks green, you take no notice of 'em. It's an all-white policy in this group

[All Singing]

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

[John Lennon]

But once a year

[Paul McCartney]

Aye, and when it comes, it brings good cheer, so don't-

[All Singing]

Christmas day

All my troubles seemed so far away

[Paul McCartney]

All right. Fade it there Charley! Take seven!

[George Harrison]

Okay, put the red lights off!

[John Lennon]

And this is Johnny Leyton just saying, "Good night to yous all and God bless yous"

[Paul McCartney]

Alright, well, there, that's got it done, then, eh, what are we gonna do now?

[George Harrison]

Has he turned it off?

[Paul McCartney]

I think he has

[George Harrison]

Have you turned it off, lad?

[Paul McCartney]

Hey, basher!

[John Lennon]

It's still the same

[Paul McCartney]

Turned it off, basher