Another Beatles' Christmas Record (Conversation; Christmas Record)
Author: The Beatles; Lead vocal: The Beatles

JINGLE BELLS...

HELLO, EVERYBODY, THIS IS PAUL, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BUYING OUR
RECORDS DURING THE PAST YEAR. WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN BUYING 'EM BECAUSE THE
SALES HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD, YOU SEE. DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'D BE WITHOUT YOU,
REALLY THOUGH.. (in the army, perhaps.) OH WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE
RECORDS AS MUCH AS WE'VE ENJOYED MELTING THEM - NO, NO, NO, THAT'S WRONG. -
MAKING THEM.
WE'RE IN NO. 2 STUDIO AT THE MOMENT, AT THE EMI, TAPING THIS LITTLE MESSAGE FOR
YOU. ( yes, we are.) WE ARE INDEED. I JUST THOUGHT I'D MAKE THAT ... THIS IS THE SAME
STUDIO WE'VE USED ALL ALONG - SINCE THE OLD DAYS OF 'LOVE ME DO.' - MANY YEARS
AGO IT SEEMS, DOESN'T IT? (ah, those were the days ...)
WELL, THAT'S ABOUT ALL, I THINK. EXCEPT, TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A
VERY NEW YEAR. NOW I'LL PASS YOU OVER TO JOHN. JOHN!

JOHN, JOHN SPEAKIN'.
THANKS ALL OF YOU BOUGHT ME BOOK. THANK YOU FOLKS FOR BUYING IT. IT WAS VERY
HANDY. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE OUT PRETTY SOON, IT SAYS HERE. HOPE YOU BUY
THAT, TOO. IT'LL BE THE USUAL RUBBISH BUT IT WON'T COST MUCH. YOU SEE, THAT'S THE
BARGAIN WE'RE GOING TO STRIKE UP.
I WRITE THEM IN MY SPARE TIME. IT SAYS HERE.
IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR .... (did you write this yourself?) NO! IT'S SOMEBODY'S BAD HANDWROTER.
IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR BEATLE PEADLES, ONE WAY AND ANOTHER. BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT
YEAR, TOO. YOU FANS HAVE SEEN TO THAT.
PAGE 2.
THANKS A LOT FOLKS AND A HAPPY, AH, CHRISTMAS AND A MERRY GOO-YEAR, CRIMBLE
MAYBE. AND I'LL HAND YOU TO GEORGE WHO WILL SPEAK TO YOU - NOW!

THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU.
HI THERE! I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR GOING TO SEE THE FILM. 'SPECT A LOT OF
YOU SAW IT MORE THAN ONCE. (I did.) DID YOU? SO DID I. THANKS ANYWAY. 'CAUSE IT
MAKES US VERY PLEASED, YOU KNOW. WE HAD A QUIET TIME MAKING IT. ACTUALLY WE
DIDN'T. WE HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING IT. AND WE'RE GLAD IT TURNED OUT OKAY.
THE NEXT ONE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. WE START SHOOTING IT IN
FEBRUARY. THIS TIME IT'S A-GONNA BE IN COLOUR. (Green!) IT'LL BE A BIG LAUGH WE
HOPE. (ha ha ha!) BIG LAUGH, HA HA HA, YEAH, IT'LL BE A BIG LAUGH. (Be a big laugh, you
imagine?)
AND WE MAY SEE ALL OF YOU SOON. HOPE SO ANYWAY. ALL THE BEST AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR. AND A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
AND HERE'S RINGO.

THANKS, GEORGE.
RINGO HERE. WELL, THE OTHERS HAVE THANKED YOU FOR ALL THE DISKS AND JOHN'S
BOOK AND FOR EVERYTHING - OH, NO - FOR ENJOYING THE FILM. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU
JUST FOR BEING FANS.
IT'S BEEN A FUNNY YEAR, YOU KNOW. ONE MINUTE WE'RE IN ENGLAND, NEXT WE'RE
AWAY. 'SPECT YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE WE'VE BEEN.
WELL, BEATLE PEOPLE WE'VE BEEN TO AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA AND NEW...
- WHO'S DROPPING THAT? -
NEW ZEALAND. AND AUSTRALIA. (and new Zealand.) HA HA! IS THAT NEW ZEALAND? SO MUCH
TRAVELLING! BUT YOU'VE STAYED LOYAL, HAVEN'T YOU?
ANYWAY, THOSE AIRPORT RECEPTIONS KNOCKED US OUT, MAN, GREAT! (Dig!)
WELL, THAT'S ABOUT IT FROM ME. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, ALL THE BEST FOR CHRISTMAS
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

OH, CAN YOU WASH YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT,
CAN YOU WASH IT CLEAN?
OH, CAN YOU WASH YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT,
CAN YOU WASH IT CLEAN?
OH, CAN YOU WASH YOUR FATHER'S SHIRT,
CAN YOU WASH IT CLEAN?
OO -

CHRISTMAS! (Happy Christmas, everybody!)
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! YEAH!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!


Credits

Recorded October 26-28, issued December 18, 1964

This version of the song available on

US albums